The philosophy of Gemistos Plethon : Platonism in late Byzantium, between Hellenism and orthodoxy / Vojtech Hladky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hladký, Vojtěch, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gemistus Plethon, George, active 15th century.

Gemistus Plethon, George.

Political science--Philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Religion--Philosophy--Early works to 1800.

Religion.

Byzantine Empire--Intellectual life.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

George Gemistos Plethon (c. 1360-1454) was a remarkable and influential thinker, active at the time of transition between the Byzantine Middle Ages and the Italian Renaissance. His works cover literary, historical, scientific, but most notably philosophical issues. Plethon is arguably the most important of the Byzantine Platonists and the earliest representative of Platonism in the Renaissance. This book provides a new study of Gemistos' philosophy. The first part is dedicated to the discussion of his 'public philosophy', in the second, most extensive, part of the book the Platonism of Plethon

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Man and his Work; Gemistos and Scholarship; PART I: PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY; 1 Platonic Reforms; 2 Fate of the Soul; 3 Conclusion to Part I: Platonism in Practice; PART II: PHILOSOPHIA PERENNIS; 4 Writings about the Perennial Philosophy; 5 Introduction to the Perennial Philosophy; 6 Division of Reality; 7 Zeus, the First Principle; 8 Supracelestial Gods, the Forms; Defence of Platonic Forms; The Forms in Plethon's Laws; 9 The Forms as the Gods; Olympians; Titans (Tartarus); Table of the Gods of the First and Second Order

Sources of Plethon's Mythology10 Sensible Cosmos; Gods of the Third Order; Stars and Daemons; 11 Nature Mortal and Human; The Soul and the Human Situation; Fate and Freedom; Ethics, Cult and Politics; 12 Conclusion to Part II: Plethon's Platonism; PART III: QUESTION OF RELIGION; 13 Becoming Pagan; 14 Gemistos' Mysterious Teacher; 15 Witnesses; Pupils and Friends; Admirers; Adversaries; 16 Change of Name; 17 Fight for Orthodoxy; 18 The Book; 19 Conclusion to Part III: Pagan or Christian?; Appendix; Manuscript Supplement; Abbreviations; Primary Sources; Gemistos Plethon and His Contemporaries

Other Ancient, Byzantine and Renaissance AuthorsSecondary Literature; Systematic Bibliographies of Secondary Texts on Gemistos Plethon; Secondary Texts; Index of Passages Quoted; General Index

Notes:

First published 2014 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-02148-7

1-317-02149-5

1-315-55472-0

1-4094-5295-6

9781315554723

OCLC:

865331794