Philosophy in Late Antiquity

Zusatztext 'Providing a clear and philosophically interesting survey ... Smith has provided a rich introduction to Neoplationic thought ... it is a fine survey of the field.' - BMCR Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext One of the most significant cultural achievements of Late Antiquity lies in the domains of philosophy and religion, more particularly in the establishment and development of Neoplatonism as one of the chief vehicles of thought and subsequent channel for the transmission of ancient philosophy to the medieval and renaissance worlds. Important, too, is the emergence of a distinctive Christian philosophy and theology based on a foundation of Greek pagan thought. This book provides an introduction to the main ideas of Neoplatonism and some of the ways in which they influenced Christian thinkers. Zusammenfassung 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. 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

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• Authors: Smith A, A Smith, Andrew Smith, Andrew (Nottingham University Business Scho Smith, Andrew (University of Sheffield Smith, Andrew (University of Westminster Smith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2004
• EAN: 9780415225106
• ISBN: 978-0-415-22510-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500