Screen LibraryIamblichus and the foundations of late platonism /
Drawing on recent scholarship and delving systematically into Iamblichean texts, these ten papers establish Iamblichus as the great innovator of Neoplatonic philosophy who broadened its appeal for future generations of philosophers.
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Brill,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden : |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts
Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition, volume 13 |
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| Summary: |
Drawing on recent scholarship and delving systematically into Iamblichean texts, these ten papers establish Iamblichus as the great innovator of Neoplatonic philosophy who broadened its appeal for future generations of philosophers. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 210 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789004183278 9004183272 9789004230118 9004230114 |
| Index Number: | B669 |
| CLC: | B502.44 |
| Call Number: | B502.44/I117 |
| Contents: | The Pythagorean Way of Life in Clement of Alexandria and Iamblichus / Eugene Afonasin -- Chapter 18 of the De Communi Mathematica Scientia. Translation and Commentary / Luc Brisson -- The Letters of Iamblichus: popular philosophy in a Neoplatonic mode / John Dillon -- Iamblichus: The two-fold nature of the soul and the causes of human agency / Daniela P. Taormina -- Iamblichus on mathematical entities / Claudia Maggi -- The role of aesthesis in theurgy / Gregory Shaw -- Iamblichus on the grades of virtue / John F. Finamore -- The role of divine providence, will and love in Iamblichus' theory |