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A History of Ancient Philosophy, Vol. 4: The Schools of the Imperial Age

By Giovanni Reale , John R. Catan

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
1989
ISBN
0791401294, 9780791401293
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11581473 bytes)
Series
SUNY Series in Philosophy
Pages
548\586
Time added
2017-10-23 08:26:28
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This book covers the first 500 years of the common era. These years witnessed the revivals of Aristotelianism, Epicureanism, Pyrrhonism, Cynicism, and Pythagoreanism; but by far the most important movement was the revival of Platonism under Plotinus. Here, the historical context of Plotinus is provided including the currents of thought that preceded him and opened the path for him. The presuppositions of the Enneads are made explicit and the thought of Plotinus is reconstructed. The author reorients the expositions of Middle Platonism and neo-Pythagoreanism. He provides a full exposition of Hermeticism and the doctrines of the Chaldean Oracles. He also defends the notion that Philo of Alexandria nourished a Jewish philosophy, not an eclectic mixture.

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