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.
General Introduction: Neoplatonism today Pauliina Remes & Svetla Slaveva-Griffin
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-Ducic
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
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. It is a major reference source for all students and scholars in Neoplatonism and ancient philosophy, as well as researchers in the philosophy of religion and the history and philosophy of science.
A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2015
'All of the essays are engagingly written, with a view to appealing to non-scholarly readers without compromising genuine scholarship. This definitive volume is one of the most comprehensive source books of secondary information on this fascinating philosophical movement. It includes copious notes and an extraordinary bibliography. Summing Up: Essential.' - P. A. Streveler, CHOICE
'The overall quality is very high... unsurprising given that the essays are generally written by leading experts on each topic. The Handbook will be useful for a wide readership. Experts on Neoplatonism will find it useful, however, most of the articles are understandable to the non-expert and in many cases ideal for someone with some background in earlier Greek philosophy who wishes to familiarize themselves with Neoplatonism in some depth.' - Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson, University of Oslo, Norway
"The 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.
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. It is a major reference source for all students and scholars in Neoplatonism and ancient philosophy, as well as researchers in the philosophy of religion and the history and philosophy of science.
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.
General Introduction: Neoplatonism today Pauliina Remes & Svetla Slaveva-Griffin
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-Ducic
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
A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2015
'All of the essays are engagingly written, with a view to appealing to non-scholarly readers without compromising genuine scholarship. This definitive volume is one of the most comprehensive source books of secondary information on this fascinating philosophical movement. It includes copious notes and an extraordinary bibliography. Summing Up: Essential.' - P. A. Streveler, CHOICE
'The overall quality is very high... unsurprising given that the essays are generally written by leading experts on each topic. The Handbook will be useful for a wide readership. Experts on Neoplatonism will find it useful, however, most of the articles are understandable to the non-expert and in many cases ideal for someone with some background in earlier Greek philosophy who wishes to familiarize themselves with Neoplatonism in some depth.' - Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson, University of Oslo, Norway
Pauliina Remes is University Lecturer in Philosophy at Uppsala University, Sweden. She is the author of Plotinus on Self: The Philosophy of the "We" (2007), and Neoplatonism (2008), and the editor of Ancient Philosophy of the Self (2008, with J. Sihvola) and Consciousness: From Perception to Reflection in the History of Philosophy (2007, with S. Heinämaa and V. Lähteenmäki).Svetla Slaveva-Griffin is Associate Professor of Classics and a core faculty in the History and Philosophy of Science Program at the Florida State University, USA. She has published on a wide range of topics in ancient philosophy, including Plotinus on Number (2009).
Über den Autor
Pauliina Remes is University Lecturer in Philosophy at Uppsala University, Sweden. She is the author of Plotinus on Self: The Philosophy of the "We" (2007), and Neoplatonism (2008), and the editor of Ancient Philosophy of the Self (2008, with J. Sihvola) and Consciousness: From Perception to Reflection in the History of Philosophy (2007, with S. Heinamaa and V. Lahteenmaki). Svetla Slaveva-Griffin is Associate Professor of Classics and a core faculty in the History and Philosophy of Science Program at the Florida State University, USA. She has published on a wide range of topics in ancient philosophy, including Plotinus on Number (2009).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
General Introduction: Neoplatonism today Pauliina Remes & Svetla Slaveva-Griffin
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-Düi¿
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
Klappentext
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.It is amajor reference source for all students and scholars in Neoplatonism and ancient philosophy, as well as researchers in the philosophy of religion and the history and philosophy of science.
