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This extensively revised and updated second edition of "The Neoplatonists" provides an introduction to the thought of the four central Neoplatonic philosophers, Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus and Iamblichus. John Gregory presents translations of a selection of key passages from their writings together with concise explanatory essays, commentary and notes. It also contains an introduction that puts in context the Neoplatonist writings and an epilogue detailing the legacy and influence of Neoplatonist thought.
| ISBN | 0415187850 | | Pages | 208 | | ISBN13 | 9780415187855
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 272 | | Imprint | Routledge | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9781856260220 | | Publication date | 03 Dec 1998 | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Non-book description | viii, 189 p. ; | | Width (mm) | 138 | | Library of Congress | B517.G74 1 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY | 186.4 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| | | Preface | | | | Pt. I | | 'Plotinus, the philosopher of our time' | | 1 | | 1 | | The One or Good | | 24 | | 2 | | Intellect | | 39 | | 3 | | Soul | | 54 | | 4 | | Matter and Evil | | 65 | | 5 | | The Material Universe | | 71 | | 6 | | Man | | 80 | | 7 | | Purification and Virtue | | 94 | | 8 | | Beauty | | 104 | | 9 | | Intellectual Contemplation | | 116 | | 10 | | Mystical Union | | 124 | | Pt. II | | The Neoplatonists after Plotinus | | 131 | | 11 | | Porphyry | | 136 | | 12 | | Iamblichus | | 147 | | 13 | | Proclus | | 155 | | Pt. III | | The Neoplatonist legacy | | 175 | | | | Bibliography | | 182 | | | | Index | | 185 |
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