Philosophy in Late Antiquity

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-22510-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

Philosophy in Late Antiquity provides an essential new introduction to the key ideas of the Neoplatonists, which affected approaches to Plato as late as the nineteenth century. Andrew Smith shows how they influenced Christian thought and his approach not only allows us to appreciate these philosophical ideas in their own right, but it also gives us significant insights into the mentality of the age which produced them.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I Setting the agenda: The philosophy of Plotinus Introduction 1 The individual 2 The One 3 Intellect 4 Soul, the universe and matter 5 The return of the soul PART II The diffusion of Neoplatonism 6 Philosophy and religion 7 The development of Neoplatonism 8 Christianity and Neoplatonism

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Smith has been Professor of Classics in University College Dublin since 1992. His main interest is Greek philosophy, especially Neoplatonism; his previous publications include Porphyry's Place in the Neoplatonic Tradition and the Teubner edition of Porphyry's fragments.