Platonism

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-009-25342-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 456 g

Reihe: Classical Scholarship in Translation

The task of philosophy, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once wrote, is to 'overturn Platonism'. This might be true, if only we could define what Platonism is. In this clear and accessible book Mauro Bonazzi provides the first comprehensive introduction to ancient Platonism. He begins his story with Plato's Academy before moving on to the sceptical turn which occurred during the Hellenistic centuries. He then explains the theologically oriented interpretation of Plato typical of Middle Platonists and concludes with the metaphysical systems of the Neoplatonists. Platonism has often been regarded as no more than a trivial repetition of the same doctrines. This book, however, demonstrates how the attempts of Platonists over the centuries to engage with Plato's thought constitute one of the most philosophically challenging moments in the history of ancient philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bonazzi, Mauro

Weitere Mitwirkende

Knipe, Sergio

Sedley, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Early Academy; 2. Platonism and Scepticism? The Academy in the Hellenistic Centuries; 3. Towards the System: Platonism in the Early Imperial Age; 4. The Triumph of the System: Neoplatonism; Appendix 1. The Platonists and Politics; Appendix 2. Platonism and Christianity.

Über Autor(innen)

Bonazzi, Mauro
MAURO BONAZZI is Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at Utrecht University. His books include The Sophists (Cambridge, 2020) and En quête des Idées. Platonisme et philosophie hellénistique (2015). He is currently completing a monograph on the uses and abuses of Greek thought in Modern philosophy.