The neoplatonists : a reader
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The neoplatonists : a reader
Routledge, 1999
2nd ed
- : pbk
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First ed. published in 1991 by Kyle Cathie
Includes selected translations from the works of Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus
Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-183) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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This extensively revised and updated second edition of The Neoplatonists provides a valuable introduction to the thought of the four central Neoplatonist philosophers, Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Iamblichus.
Table of Contents
Preface. 'Plotinus, the Philosopher of our Time'. Life and Work. Philosophical Context. Plotinus' System of Thought. Historical Context. Religious Context. Plotinus in his Time. i. The One or Good, ii. Intellect, iii. Soul, iv. Matter and Evil, v. The Material Universe, vi. Man, vii. Purification and Virtue, viii. Beauty, ix. Intellectual Contemplation, x. Mystical Union. The Neoplatonists after Plotinus. i. Porphyry, ii. Iamblichus, iii.Proclus. The Neoplatonist Legacy. Bibliography.
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