Porphyry S Place In The Neoplatonic Tradition

Author : A. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401016049

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Porphyry’s Place in the Neoplatonic Tradition by A. Smith Pdf

This book is a slightly emended version of a dissertation presented at the University of Hull in 1972. I realise only too well the deficiencies of style, presentation and material which this involves. The title implies a more final note than I had intended in my treatment of Porphyry. On reflexion, however, it seemed the most suited to convey the general purpose of my enquiries. A more rounded assessment of Porphyry can come only after some more basic work has been completed. An edition of his philosophical fragments, to which I am now turning my attention, is a prerequisite. lowe, of course, a great deal to all those who have written on Neo platonism. I am particularly indebted to Prof. Willy Theiler under whose guidance I studied in Bern. Conversation with him always resulted in new directions of enquiry and I was constantly stimulated by his breadth of knowledge. I must also thank Prof. A. H. Armstrong who has constantly encouraged me and helped me to look more deeply into a number of problems. Welcome, too, was a detailed criticism of Part Two by Dr. R. T. Wallis. Their criticism and advice have not always been followed and the responsibility for the faults and weak nesses of this book rests on myself.

Author : A. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401016054

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Porphyry's Place in the Neoplatonic Tradition by A. Smith Pdf

Author : John J. Cleary
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9061868475

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The Perennial Tradition of Neoplatonism by John J. Cleary Pdf

Author : Frances Margaret Young,Mark J. Edwards,Paul M. Parvis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Christian literature, Early
ISBN : 9042918837

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Critica et philologica by Frances Margaret Young,Mark J. Edwards,Paul M. Parvis Pdf

Author : Frances Margaret Young,Mark J. Edwards,Paul M. Parvis
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9042918837

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Papers Presented at the Fourteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies Held in Oxford 2003: Liturgia et cultus; Theologica et philosophica; Critica et philologica; Nachleben; First two centuries by Frances Margaret Young,Mark J. Edwards,Paul M. Parvis Pdf

Papers presented at the Fourteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2003 (see also Studia Patristica 39, 41, 42 and 43). The successive sets of Studia Patristica contain papers delivered at the International Conferences on Patristic Studies, which meet for a week once every four years in Oxford; they are held under the aegis of the Theology Faculty of the University. Members of these conferences come from all over the world and most offer papers. These range over the whole field, both East and West, from the second century to a section on the Nachleben of the Fathers. The majority are short papers dealing with some small and manageable point; they raise and sometimes resolve questions about the authenticity of documents, dates of events, and such like, and some unveil new texts. The smaller number of longer papers put such matters into context and indicate wider trends. The whole reflects the state of Patristic scholarship and demonstrates the vigour and popularity of the subject.

Author : Donald J. Zeyl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134270781

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Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy by Donald J. Zeyl Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy is a reference work on the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity. It includes subjects and figures from the dawn of philosophy in Ionia in the 6th century BC to the demise of the Academy in Athens in the 6th century AD. Scholarly study of the texts and philosophical thought of this period has been, during the last half of the 20th century, amazingly productive and has become increasingly sophisticated. The 269 articles in the encyclopedia reflect this development. While the majority of the articles are devoted to individual figures, many of the articles are thematic surveys of broad areas such as epistemology, ethics, and political thought. Some articles focus on particular concepts that evoked significant philosophical treatment by the ancients, and have proved central to later thought. Other articles treat fields that are no longer considered part of philosophy proper, such as mathematics and science. There are articles examining areas of intellectual or cultural endeavour, such as poetry or rhetoric, or genres of philosophical expression, such as dialogue and diatribe. Still others describe the historical developments of philosophical schools and traditions. The encyclopedia includes a chronology and guide to further reading. Best Reference Source

Author : Arie Johan Vanderjagt,Detlev Pätzold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Congresses
ISBN : UCAL:B4201920

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The Neoplatonic Tradition by Arie Johan Vanderjagt,Detlev Pätzold Pdf

Author : K. Nilüfer Akçay
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004408272

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Porphyry’s On the Cave of the Nymphs in its Intellectual Context by K. Nilüfer Akçay Pdf

This monograph, exclusively dedicated to the analysis of Porphyry’s On the Cave of Nymphs, provides his philosophical thoughts on the material world, relationship between soul and body and the salvation of the soul through the doctrines of Plato and Plotinus.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Neoplatonism
ISBN : OCLC:1011735659

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Neoplatonic Philosophy : Introductory Readings by Anonim Pdf

The most comprehensive collection of Neoplatonic writings available in English, this volume provides translations of the central texts of four major figures of the Neoplatonic tradition: Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. The general Introduction gives an overview of the period and takes a brief but revealing look at the history of ancient philosophy from the viewpoint of the Neoplatonists. Historical background--essential for understanding these powerful, difficult, and sometimes obscure thinkers--is provided in extensive footnotes, which also include cross-references to other works relevant to particular passages.

Author : David G. Hunter,Jonathan P. Yates
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467462648

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Augustine and Tradition by David G. Hunter,Jonathan P. Yates Pdf

An indispensable resource for those looking to understand Augustine’s place in religious and cultural heritage Augustine towers over Western life, literature, and culture—both sacred and secular. His ideas permeate conceptions of the self from birth to death and have cast a long shadow over subsequent Christian thought. But as much as tradition has sprung from Augustinian roots, so was Augustine a product of and interlocutor with traditions that preceded and ran contemporary to his life. This extensive volume examines and evaluates Augustine as both a receiver and a source of tradition. The contributors—all distinguished Augustinian scholars influenced by J. Patout Burns and interested in furthering his intellectual legacy—survey Augustine’s life and writings in the context of North African tradition, philosophical and literary traditions of antiquity, the Greek patristic tradition, and the tradition of Augustine’s Latin contemporaries. These various pieces, when assembled, tell a comprehensive story of Augustine’s significance, both then and now. Contributors: Alden Bass, Michael Cameron, John C. Cavadini, Thomas Clemmons, Stephen A. Cooper, Theodore de Bruyn, Mark DelCogliano, Geoffrey D. Dunn, John Peter Kenney, Brian Matz, Andrew McGowan, William Tabbernee, Joseph W. Trigg, Dennis Trout, and James R. Wetzel.

Author : Hildegard Temporini,Wolfgang Haase
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Rome
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012047655

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Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Principat. v by Hildegard Temporini,Wolfgang Haase Pdf

Author : Luc Brisson,Seamus O'Neill,Andrei Timotin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004374980

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Neoplatonic Demons and Angels by Luc Brisson,Seamus O'Neill,Andrei Timotin Pdf

Neoplatonic Demons and Angels is a collection of studies which examine the place reserved for angels and demons not only by the main Neoplatonic philosophers, but also in Gnosticism, the Chaldaean Oracles and Christian Neoplatonism.

Author : David S. Potter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134855711

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The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180–395 by David S. Potter Pdf

Skilfully weaving together cultural, intellectual and political history, this detailed survey of two critical and eventful centuries travels the course of imperial decline. A striking achievement of historical synthesis, with a compelling interpretative line.

Author : David Neal Greenwood
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781040006160

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Studies in Late Antiquity by David Neal Greenwood Pdf

Late Antiquity was an era of remarkable change as beliefs were shaped and reshaped by the competing philosophies of traditional Greco-Roman religion, Middle and Neoplatonist philosophy, and the theology of the early Church. Current narratives of both peaceful competition and violent struggle between Christianity and paganism are reductive. The research presented in this Variorum volume, originally published between 2013 and 2018 in the fields of history, divinity, and philosophy, demonstrates the complexity of the age and provides a more complete picture of major actors including the emperor Julian, Porphyry of Tyre, and Celsus. From the second to the fourth centuries, these were some of the major players in attempting to define the terrain in the conflict between their philosophies and the Christian religion. While the timeframe remains consistently within the late second to the mid-fourth centuries A.D., the sources range between inscriptions, literature, and historical accounts. The particular focus is the emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, d. 363), a figure of perennial interest, as not only the last pagan emperor, but the last anti-Christian polemicist of real significance in antiquity. This volume offers a new perspective on Julian, bringing together research from ancient history, Neoplatonist philosophy, and patristic theology, and will be useful to students and scholars alike.

Author : Ms Sarah Klitenic Wear,Professor John Dillon
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409477532

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Dionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist Tradition by Ms Sarah Klitenic Wear,Professor John Dillon Pdf

'Dionysius the Areopagite' is arguably one of the most mysterious and intriguing figures to emerge from the late antique world. Writing probably around 500 CE, and possibly connected with the circle of Severus of Antioch, Dionysius manipulates a Platonic metaphysics to describe a hierarchical universe: as with the Hellenic Platonists, he arranges the celestial and material cosmos into a series of triadic strata. These strata emanate from one unified being and contain beings that range from superior to inferior, depending on their proximity to God. Not only do all things in the hierarchy participate in God, but also all things are inter-connected, so that the lower hierarchies fully participate in the higher ones. This metaphysics lends itself to a sacramental system similar to that of the Hellenic ritual, theurgy. Theurgy allows humans to reach the divine by examining the divine as it exists in creation. Although Dionysius' metaphysics and religion are similar to that of Iamblichus and Proclus in many ways, Pseudo-Dionysius differs fundamentally in his use of an ecclesiastical cosmos, rather than that of the Platonic Timaean cosmos of the Hellenes. This book discusses the Christian Platonist's adaptation of Hellenic metaphysics, language, and religious ritual. While Dionysius clearly works within the Hellenic tradition, he innovates to integrate Hellenic and Christian thought.