Platonist Philosophy 80 BC to AD 250: An Introduction and Collection of Sources in Translation
Autor George Boys-Stonesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 mai 2019
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521547390
ISBN-10: 0521547393
Pagini: 662
Dimensiuni: 152 x 230 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.88 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521547393
Pagini: 662
Dimensiuni: 152 x 230 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.88 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: studying middle platonism; 1. Plato's authority and the history of philosophy; 2. Making sense of the dialogues; Part I. Cosmology: 3. Causal principles for a non-materialist cosmology; 4. The debate over matter and the problem of evil; 5. Paradigm-forms; 6. The creator god; 7. Theories of creation; 8. World soul and nature; 9. Individual souls and their faculties; 10. Living beings: gods, daimons, humans, animals, plants; 11. Providence; 12. Fate; Part II. Dialectic: 13. Epistemology; 14. Logic; 15. Aristotle's Categories: ontology and linguistics; 16. The hierarchy of sciences; Part III. Ethics: 17. The goal of virtue and the ideal life; 18. Ethical virtue and the management of the passions; 19. Politics; 20. The system of the Chaldaean Oracles; Glossary; References; Catalogue of platonists; Index of sources and references; Index to notes and further reading.
Recenzii
'Boys-Stones handles with painstaking precision and philosophical acumen an incredible amount of complex and controversial issues, without ever losing sight of the project as a whole. The result is an exciting and novel book.' Sara Magrin, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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The first comprehensive guide in English to 'Middle' Platonism, based on a wealth of source-texts in English translation.