Porphyry On Principles And Matter
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Porphyry On Principles And Matter
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Author : Yury Arzhanov
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2021-08-02
Porphyry On Principles And Matter written by Yury Arzhanov and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-02 with Philosophy categories.
The Syriac treatise published in the present volume is in many respects a unique text. Though it has been preserved anonymously, there remains little doubt that it belongs to Porphyry of Tyre. Accordingly, it enlarges our knowledge of the views of the most famous disciple of Plotinus. The text is an important witness to Platonist discussions on First Principles and on Plato’s concept of Prime Matter in the Timaeus. It contains extensive quotations from Atticus, Severus, and Boethus. This text thus provides us with new textual witnesses to these philosophers, whose legacy remains very poorly attested and little known. Additionally, the treatise is a rare example of a Platonist work preserved in the Syriac language. The Syriac reception of Plato and Platonic teachings has left rather sparse textual traces, and the question of what precisely Syriac Christians knew about Plato and his philosophy remains a debated issue. The treatise provides evidence for the close acquaintance of Syriac scholars with Platonic cosmology and with philosophical commentaries on Plato’s Timaeus.
Porphyry On Principles And Matter
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Author : Porphyry
language : en
Publisher: de Gruyter
Release Date : 2021
Porphyry On Principles And Matter written by Porphyry and has been published by de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
The treatise On Principles and Matter preserved in Syriac derives most probably from Porphyry of Tyre. This text is an important witness to late antique discussions among Platonists on First Principles and on Plato's concept of Prime Matter in the
Porphyry In Syriac
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Author : Yury Arzhanov
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-06-14
Porphyry In Syriac written by Yury Arzhanov and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-14 with categories.
In 2021, a previously unknown treatise by Porphyry of Tyre, which has been preserved in a Syriac translation, was made available to historians of philosophy: Porphyry, On Principles and Matter (De Gruyter, 2021). This text not only enlarges our knowledge of the legacy of the most prominent disciple of Plotinus but also serves as an important witness to Platonist discussions of first principles and of Plato's concept of prime matter in the Timaeus. The aim of the present volume of collected studies is two-fold. On the one hand, it brings up an update to the state of the art of our knowledge of Porphyry's philosophy and of his role in the transmission of the earlier philosophical materials, especially those of the Middle Platonic works. On the other hand, it focuses on the questions of the reception of Porphyry's legacy, both by Greek and Latin Platonists (with special interest in Calcidius) and by Christian Oriental authors (with particular focus on the Syriac tradition). The primary audience of the book will be scholars and graduate students in ancient and late ancient Greek philosophy, Orientalists and scholars interested in the Christian reception of Greek philosophy, in the studies of the Christian Orient, as well as in Greek, Latin, and Syriac philology.
The Essence Of Plotinus
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Author : * Plotinus
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2007-09-01
The Essence Of Plotinus written by * Plotinus and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Philosophy categories.
The Heart Of Plotinus
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Author : Algis Uždavinys
language : en
Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc
Release Date : 2009
The Heart Of Plotinus written by Algis Uždavinys and has been published by World Wisdom, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Enneads categories.
Drawing parallels with other traditions, the author emphasizes that Plotinus' philosophy was not a purely mental or rational exercise, but a complete way of life incorporating the spiritual virtues. He provides an introduction to his teachings and an informative commentary on the Enneads.
Porphyry S Launching Points To The Realm Of Mind
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Author : Porphyry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Porphyry S Launching Points To The Realm Of Mind written by Porphyry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Neoplatonism categories.
The Philosophy Of The Few Against The Christians
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Author : Pier Franco Beatrice
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-11-13
The Philosophy Of The Few Against The Christians written by Pier Franco Beatrice and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-13 with Philosophy categories.
This book gives us a new perspective on the Philosophy according to the Chaldean Oracles by Porphyry of Tyre (ca. 232/305 CE), demonstrating that much of what we thought we knew about this work and its fragments is mistaken. Here, for the first time, the attempt is made at reconstructing the original text by following the vicissitudes of its reception and transmission from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance up to modern scholarship. The extensive and painstaking study of the surviving fragments leads to the radically innovative conclusion that this encyclopedic treatise, written by Porphyry in the last decades of the 3rd century CE, consisted of fifteen books organized in various sections. After an initial discussion of the nature of theurgy and of its subordinate role with respect to philosophy, Porphyry describes the entire history of Greek philosophy from Homer up to his own teacher Plotinus, to then go on to present “introductions” to the seven encyclical disciplines whose study is required for the comprehension of theosophy, that is, the esoteric speculation on the three parts of philosophy: anthropology-ethics, physics, and metaphysics-theology. By harmonizing the teachings of Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, and the Chaldean Oracles, Porphyry intends to present the complete and definitive philosophic system, with the aim of showing the universal way for the liberation of the souls of initiates and of contextually fighting the final battle of the Greco-Roman civilization against Christianity.
John Philoponus New Definition Of Prime Matter
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Author : Frans A.J. de Haas
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-06-21
John Philoponus New Definition Of Prime Matter written by Frans A.J. de Haas and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-21 with Philosophy categories.
This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophical problems in Neoplatonism. Philoponus employs the explanation of growth, the interpretation of Aristotle's category theory and the notions of formlessness and potentiality to substantiate his definition. To conclude, the book offers an assessment of the significance of Philoponus' innovation. It is demonstrated for the first time that Plotinus' view of matter exerted considerable influence on both Philoponus and Simplicius. Moreover, the structure of Syrianus' and Proclus' metaphysics prepared the way for Philoponus' account of prime matter.
Authority And Authoritative Texts In The Platonist Tradition
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Author : Michael Erler
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-03-04
Authority And Authoritative Texts In The Platonist Tradition written by Michael Erler and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-04 with Philosophy categories.
Sheds light on the meaning, import and philosophical outlook of the notion of authority throughout the Platonist tradition.
Plotinus Psychic And Physical Treatises Comprising The Second And Third Enneads
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Author : Plotinus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921
Plotinus Psychic And Physical Treatises Comprising The Second And Third Enneads written by Plotinus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921 with Neoplatonism categories.