Neoplatonism / Pauliina Remes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Remes, Pauliina, author.

Series:

Ancient philosophies.

Ancient philosophies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoplatonism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although Neoplatonism has long been studied, until recently many had dismissed its complex system of ideas as more mystical than philosophical. Fresh research, however, has provided a new perspective on this highly influential school of thought, which flourished in the pagan world of Greece and Rome through late antiquity. Pauliina Remes’s lucid, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction reassesses Neoplatonism’s philosophical credentials, from its founding by Plotinus (204–70 CE) through the closure of the Academy in Athens in 529. She explores the teachings of the leading Neoplatonists such as Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, Proclus, Simplicius and Damascius, with an emphasis on their shared assumptions about metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical psychology, philosophy of self, as well as ethics and politics. She pursues major developments and differences within the doctrines of the school and situates the movement alongside other intellectual movements of antiquity including classical Platonism, Aristotelianism, Stoicism, Gnosticism and Christianity. She also considers Neoplatonism’s enduring legacy in the history of philosophical thought, providing a gateway to its ideas for contemporary readers.

Contents:

The first principles and the metaphysical hierarchy

Nature and the sensible universe

Human being and the self

Epistemology and philosophical psychology

Ethics and politics

The neoplatonic legacy.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-234) and indexes.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-49288-9

1-317-49289-7

1-315-71175-3

1-282-94728-1

9786612947285

1-84465-407-9

9781315711751

OCLC:

898104128