Neoplatonic Philosophy: Introductory Readings - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0872207080 ISBN 13: 9780872207080

Verlag: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, 2004

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"This is a valuable anthology which makes a selection of key Neoplatonic texts available in new, accurate, and readable translations..." -- Anne Sheppard, Senior Lecturer in Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London. In addition to being a wonderful addition to the library of any classicist or historian of philosophy, the book can be used as a challenging text for an undergraduate specialized course in later Greek philosophy and even as a major text in a Graduate course in the same area. The academic world has been well served by this intelligently designed volume.--Joseph A. Novak, Philosophy in Review

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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.

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• Verlag: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0872207080
• ISBN 13: 9780872207080
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400