Death and immortality in late Neoplatonism : studies on the ancient commentaries on Plato's Phaedo / by Sebastian Ramon Philipp Gertz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gertz, Sebastian Ramon Philipp.

Series:

Medieval philosophy, mathematics, and science.

Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 12.

Ancient mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts

Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immortality (Philosophy).

Death in literature.

Neoplatonism.

Plato. Phaedo.

Plato.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The belief in the immortality of the soul has been described as one of the “twin pillars of Platonism” and is famously defended by Socrates in Plato’s Phaedo . The ancient commentaries on the dialogue by Olympiodorus and Damascius offer a unique perspective on the reception of this belief in the Platonic tradition. Through a detailed discussion of topics such as suicide, the life of the philosopher and arguments for immortality, this study demonstrates the commentators’ serious engagement with problems in Plato’s text as well as the dialogue's importance to Neoplatonic ethics. The book will be of interest to students of Plato and the Platonic tradition, and to those working on ancient ethics and psychology.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / S. R. P. Gertz

Introduction / S. R. P. Gertz

I. Olympiodorus On Suicide / S. R. P. Gertz

II. Politics And Purification In Socrates’ Second Defence (Phd. 63b–69e) / S. R. P. Gertz

III. Syrianus And Damascius: Two Interpretations Of The Argument From Opposites In Plato’s Phaedo (Phd. 69e–72d) / S. R. P. Gertz

IV. Memory, Forgetfulness And Recollection In The Commentaries On Plato’s Phaedo / S. R. P. Gertz

V. The Affinity Argument In Plato’s Phaedo / S. R. P. Gertz

VI. The Final Argument In Plato’s Phaedo / S. R. P. Gertz

VII. After Death: The Phaedo Myth And Its Neoplatonic Interpreters / S. R. P. Gertz

General Conclusions / S. R. P. Gertz

Bibliography / S. R. P. Gertz

Index rerum / S. R. P. Gertz

Index nominum veterum et recentiorum / S. R. P. Gertz

Index locorum potiorum / S. R. P. Gertz.

Notes:

Index Locorum Potiorum.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-16194-X

9786613161949

90-04-21505-0

OCLC:

743693742

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004207172.i-224 DOI