Reading Ancient Texts
Volume II: Aristotle and Neoplatonism
Suzanne Stern-Gillet and Kevin Corrigan (eds.), Leyde: Brill, 2007
Description
The contributors to this volume offer, in the light of specialised knowledge of leading philosophers of the ancient world, answers to the question: how are we to read and understand the surviving texts of Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus and Augustine?
(Text from the publisher)
Table of contents
Preliminary Materials
Aristotle’s Conception Of Dunamis And Techne
Aristotle And The Starting Point Of Moral Development: The Notion Of Natural Virtue
Akrasia And Moral Education In Aristotle
Effective Primary Causes: The Notion Of Contact And The Possibility Of Acting Without Being Affected In Aristotle’s De Generatione Et Corruptione
The Organization Of The Soul: Some Overlooked Aspects Of Interpretation From Plato To Late Antiquity
The Final Metamorphosis: Narrative Voice In The Prologue Of Apuleius’ Golden Ass
Plotinus: Omnipresence And Transcendence Of The One In VI 5[23]
The Concept Of Will In Plotinus
Divine Freedom In Plotinus And Iamblichus (Tractate VI 8 (39) 7, 11–15 And De Mysteriis III, 17–20)
Was The Vita Plotini Known In Arab Philosophical Circles?
Friendship And Transgression: Luminosus Limes Amicitiae (Augustine, Confessions 2.2.2) And The Themes Of Confessions 2
Augustine And The Philosophical Foundations Of Sincerity
Innovation And Continuity In The History Of Philosophy
Bibliography
Subject Index
Index Of Names
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