Damascius' Problems and Solutions Regarding First Principles

Zusatztext This beautifully presented book has been a joy to read and to review...an...excellent publication, which will be of great value to anyone interested in Damascius, especially if they are not already familiar with him. Informationen zum Autor Sara Ahbel-Rappe Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan Klappentext Damascius was head of the Neoplatonist academy in Athens when the Emperor Justinian shut its doors forever in 529. His work, Problems and Solutions Concerning First Principles, is the last surviving independent philosophical treatise from the Late Academy. It has never before been translated into English. Zusammenfassung Damascius was head of the Neoplatonist academy in Athens when the Emperor Justinian shut its doors forever in 529. His work, Problems and Solutions Concerning First Principles, is the last surviving independent philosophical treatise from the Late Academy. It has never before been translated into English.

Product details

• Authors: Sara Ahbel-Rappe, Ahbel-Rappe Sara
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.06.2010
• EAN: 9780195150292
• ISBN: 978-0-19-515029-2
• No. of pages: 560
• Series: AAR Religion in Translation; AAR Religions in Translation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christianity / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, The Early Church