Iamblichus and the Foundations of Late Platonism

Drawing on recent scholarship and delving systematically into Iamblichean texts, these ten papers establish Iamblichus as the great innovator of Neoplatonic philosophy who broadened its appeal for future generations of philosophers.

About the author

Eugene Afonasin, D. Phil. (2003, St. Petersburg), Candidate of philosophy
(1997, Moscow), is Professor of ancient philosophy and Roman law at Novosibirsk State University, Russia. His works include books and shorter studies on Gnosticism, Clement of Alexandria, the Neo-Pythagoreans, and Iamblichus' Letters.

John Dillon, Regius Professor of Greek (Emeritus), at Trinity College Dublin, was educated at Oxford and UC Berkeley. He is author of many works on various aspects of the Platonic tradition, but in particular a number on Iamblichus.

John F. Finamore, Ph.D. (1983) in Classics, Rutgers University, is Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa. He has published extensively on Iamblichus, including (with J. M. Dillon) Iamblichus' De Anima: Text, Translation, and Commentary (Leiden: Brill, 2002).

Contributors: Crystal Addey, Eugene Afonasin, Luc Brisson, John Dillon, Adrien Lecerf, Greg Shaw, Daniela Taormina, Claudia Maggi, Svetlana Mesyats, and John Finamore.

Product details

• Assisted by: John M Dillon (Editor), John M. Dillon (Editor), John Finamore (Editor), Eugene V Afonasin (Editor), Eugene V. Afonasin (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.05.2012
• EAN: 9789004183278
• ISBN: 978-90-04-18327-8
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 239 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Studies in Platonism, Neoplato
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day