The Platonic Heritage Further Studies in the History of Platonism and Early Christianity |
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| Author:
| Dillon, John |
| Series title: | Variorum Collected Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-11033-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2017 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $73.99 |
Book Description:
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In this third collection of articles by John Dillon, the subjects covered range from Plato himself and the Old Academy, through Philo and Middle Platonism, to the Neoplatonists and beyond. Individual topics include atomism in the Old Academy, Philo's concept of immateriality, Plutarch's and Julian's views on theology, and peculiar features of Iamblichus' exegeses of Plato and Aristotle, but also the broader questions of the social position of the philosopher in second century A.D....
More DescriptionIn this third collection of articles by John Dillon, the subjects covered range from Plato himself and the Old Academy, through Philo and Middle Platonism, to the Neoplatonists and beyond. Individual topics include atomism in the Old Academy, Philo's concept of immateriality, Plutarch's and Julian's views on theology, and peculiar features of Iamblichus' exegeses of Plato and Aristotle, but also the broader questions of the social position of the philosopher in second century A.D. society, and the nature of ancient biography.