The Neo-Platonists
A Study in the History of Hellenism
2nd Edition
Published on 15. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-316-61988-9 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1918, as the second edition of a 1901 original, this book presents a study regarding the development of Neoplatonism, with information on the historical and religious contexts of its development. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in classical philosophy and Neoplatonism.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
475 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-316-61988-9 (9781316619889)
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Content
Preface to the second edition; Introduction; 1. Graeco-Roman civilisation in its political development; 2. The stages of Greek philosophy; 3. Religious developments in later antiquity; 4. Plotinus and his nearest predecessors; 5. The philosophical system of Plotinus; 6. The mysticism of Plotinus; 7. The diffusion of neo-Platonism; 8. The polemic against Christianity; 9. The Athenian school; 10. The influence of neo-Platonism; 11. Conclusion; Appendix 1. The Communism of Plato; Appendix 2. The Gnostics; Appendix 3. Iamblichus and Proclus on mathematical science; Supplement. The commentaries of Proclus; Index of names.