Iamblichus and the Foundations of Late Platonism
Eugene Afonasin, John M. Dillon and John F. Finamore (Editors), Leyde: Brill, 2012
Description
Iamblichus of Chalcis (c. 240-c. 325 C.E.), successor to Plotinus and Porphyry, gave new life to Neoplatonism with his many philosophical and religious refinements. Once regarded as a religio-magical quack, Iamblichus is now seen as a philosophical innovator who harmonized not only Platonic philosophy with religious ritual but also Platonism with the ancient philosophical and religious tradition. Building on recent scholarship on Iamblichean philosophy, the ten papers in this volume explore various aspects of Iamblichus’ oeuvre. These papers help show that Iamblichus re-invented Neoplatonism and made it the major school of philosophy for centuries after his death.
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Table of contents
Front Matter – Eugene Afonasin, John Dillonand John F. Finamore
Introduction – Eugene Afonasin, John Dillon and John F. Finamore
The Pythagorean Way of Life in Clement of Alexandria and Iamblichus – Eugene Afonasin
Chapter 18 of the De Communi Mathematica Scientia Translation and Commentary – Luc Brisson
The Letters of Iamblichus: Popular Philosophy in a Neoplatonic Mode – John Dillon
Iamblichus: The Two-Fold Nature of the Soul and the Causes of Human Agency – Daniela P. Taormina
Iamblichus on Mathematical Entities – Claudia Maggi
The Role of Aesthesis in Theurgy – Gregory Shaw
Iamblichus on the Grades of Virtue – John F. Finamore
The Role of Divine Providence, Will and Love in Iamblichus’ Theory of Theurgic Prayer and Religious Invocation – Crystal Addey
Iamblichus’ Exegesis of Parmenides’ Hypotheses and His Doctrine of Divine Henads – Svetlana Mesyats
Iamblichus and Julian’s “Third Demiurge”: A Proposition – Adrien Lecerf
Index – Eugene Afonasin, John Dillon and John F. Finamore
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