The Routledge Handbook of Neoplatonism
P. Remes and S. Slaveva-Griffin (ed), London: Routledge, 2015
Descrizione
The Routledge Handbook of Neoplatonism is an authoritative and comprehensive survey of the most important issues and developments in one of the fastest growing areas of research in ancient philosophy. An international team of scholars situates and re-evaluates Neoplatonism within the history of ancient philosophy and thought, and explores its influence on philosophical and religious schools worldwide. Over thirty chapters are divided into seven clear parts:
- (Re)sources, instruction and interaction
- Methods and Styles of Exegesis
- Metaphysics and Metaphysical Perspectives
- Language, Knowledge, Soul, and Self
- Nature: Physics, Medicine and Biology
- Ethics, Political Theory and Aesthetics
- The legacy of Neoplatonism.
The Routledge Handbook of Neoplatonism is a major reference source for all students and scholars in Neoplatonism and ancient philosophy, as well as researchers in the philosophy of science, ethics, aesthetics and religion.
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Table of contents
Part 1: (Re)sources, instruction and interaction
Introduction
1. Platonist Curricula and their Influence – Harold Tarrant
2. The Alexandrian Classrooms Excavated and Sixth-Century Philosophy Teaching – Richard Sorabji
3. Middle Platonism and its Relation to Stoicism and the Peripatetic Tradition – Gretchen Reydams-Schils and Franco Ferrari
4. Plotinus and the Gnostics – John Turner
5. Plotinus and the Orient – Vishwa Adluri
Part 2: Methods and Styles of Exegesis
Introduction
6. Aristotelian Commentary Tradition – Han Baltussen
7. The Non-Commentary Tradition – Andrew Smith
8. Plotinus’ Style and Argument – Luc Brisson
9. Proclus’ Geometrical Method – Marije Martijn
Part 3: Metaphysics and Metaphysical Perspectives
Introduction
10. Metaphysics: The Origin of Becoming and the Resolution of Ignorance – Sara Ahbel-Rappe
11. The Metaphysics of the One – Jens Halfwassen
12. Number in the Metaphysical Landscape – Svetla Slaveva-Griffin
13. Substance – Riccardo Chiaradonna
14. Matter and Evil in the Neoplatonic Tradition – Jean-Marc Narbonne
Part 4: Language, Knowledge, Soul, and Self
Introduction
15. The Neoplatonists on Language and Philosophy – Robbert van den Berg
16. Neoplatonic Epistemology – Lloyd Gerson
17. Iamblichus on Soul – John Finamore
18. From Alexander of Aphrodisias to Plotinus – Frederic Schroeder
19. Metaphysics of Soul and Self in Plotinus – Gwenaëlle Aubry
20. Perceptual Awareness in the Ancient Commentators – Peter Lautner
Part 5: Nature: Physics, Medicine and Biology
Introduction
21. Physics and Metaphysics – Alessandro Linguiti
22. Neoplatonism and Medicine – James Wilberding
23. Humans, Other Animals, Plants and the Question of the Good – Kevin Corrigan
Part 6: Ethics, Political Theory and Aesthetics
Introduction
24. Plotinus on Metaphysics and Morality – Suzanne Stern-Gillet
25. Plotinus on Founding Freedom in Ennead VI.8[39] – Bernard Collette-Dučić
26. Freedom, Providence and Fate – Peter Adamson
27. Action, Reasoning and the Highest Good – Pauliina Remes
28. Political Theory – Dominic O’Meara
29. Plotinus’ Aesthetics – Panayiota Vassilopoulou
Part 7: Legacy
Introduction
30. Neoplatonism and Christianity – Dermot Moran
31. Neoplatonism and Christianity in Late Antiquity – Dimitar Y. Dimitrov
32. Islamic and Jewish Neoplatonisms – Sarah Pessin.
Index
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