Plotinus' legacy : the transformation of Platonism from the Renaissance to the modern era / edited by Stephen Gersh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gersh, Stephen, editor.

Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plotinus--Influence.

Plotinus.

Platonists.

Neoplatonism.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

298 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"The extensive influence of Plotinus, the third-century founder of "Neoplatonism," on intellectual thought from the Renaissance to the modern era has never been systematically explored. This collection of new essays fills the gap in the scholarship, thereby casting a spotlight on a current of intellectual history that is inherently significant. The essays take the form of a series of case-studies on major figures in the history of Neoplatonism, ranging from Marsilio Ficino to Henri-Louis Bergson and moving through Italian, French, English, and German philosophical traditions. They bring clarity to the terms "Platonism" and "Neoplatonism," which are frequently invoked by historians but often only partially understood, and provide fresh perspectives on well-known issues including the rise of "mechanical philosophy" in the sixteenth century and the relation between philosophy and Romanticism in the nineteenth century. The volume will be important for readers interested in the history of thought in the early-modern and modern ages. Stephen Gersh is Emeritus Professor of Medieval Studies and Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He has published many books on authors from Cicero to Derrida, including medieval Latin and Byzantine writers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Marsilio Ficino as commentator on Plotinus : some case-studies / Stephen Gersh

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola on virtue, happiness, and magic / Brian Copenhaver

Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples and Charles de Bovelles on Platonism, theurgy, and intellectual difficulty / Richard J. Oosterhoff

Symphorien Champier on medicine, theology, and politics / Guido Giglioni

Henry More and Descartes / David Leech

Ralph Cudworth as interpreter of Plotinus / Douglas Hedley

John Smith on the immortality of the soul / Derek A. Michaud

Schelling and Plotinus / Thomas Leinkauf

Hegel's programmatic recourse to the ancient philosophy of intellect / Jens Halfwassen

Henri-Louis Bergson and Plotinus / Wayne J. Hankey

Plotinus and modern scholarship : from Ficino to the twenty-first century / Kevin Corrigan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108415286

1108415288

9781108401135

1108401139

OCLC:

1057731755