Plato and Aristotle in Agreement? - Platonists on Aristotle From Antiochus to Porphyry

George Karamanolis examines the interplay of the two main schools of thought in ancient philosophy, Platonism and Aristotelianism. He argues, against prevailing scholarly views, that the Platonists turned to Aristotle only in order to elucidate Plato's doctrines, and did not hesitate to criticize Aristotle when judging him to be at odds with Plato.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Antiochus of Ascalon


• 2: Plutarch


• 3: Numenius


• 4: Atticus


• 5: Ammonius Saccas


• 6: Plotinus


• 7: Porphyry


• Appendix I: The Platonism of Aristotle and of the early Peripatetics


• Appendix II: Lists of works by Platonists on Aristotle's philosophy

About the author

George E. Karamanolis is Assistant Professor in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Crete.

Summary

George Karamanolis examines the interplay of the two main schools of thought in ancient philosophy, Platonism and Aristotelianism. He argues, against prevailing scholarly views, that the Platonists turned to Aristotle only in order to elucidate Plato's doctrines, and did not hesitate to criticize Aristotle when judging him to be at odds with Plato.

Additional text

a thoughtful book, itself a fertile garden of arguments and positions, rich in historical and linguistic detail

Product details

• Authors: George E. Karamanolis, George E. (University of Crete) Karamanolis
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2013
• EAN: 9780199684632
• ISBN: 978-0-19-968463-2
• No. of pages: 430
• Series: Oxford Philosophical Monographs; Oxford Philosophical Monograph; Oxford Philosophical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works