Platonism: A Concise History from the Early Academy to Late Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9781009253420 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Bonazzi Mauro Bonazzi

Opis

The first comprehensive account of Platonism from the foundation of Plato's Academy in the fourth century BC to late antiquity.

Recenzje

'This concise and stimulating critical discussion of the entire tradition from the Early Academy to the Neoplatonic schools reveals the existence of multiple Platonisms. While they range philosophically from the scepticism of the Hellenistic Academy to the elaborate metaphysics of late Antiquity, Bonazzi shows very successfully how each of these iterations was motivated by the unifying influence of Plato's works.' Myrto Hatzimichali, University of Cambridge

Spis treści

1. The Early Academy; 2. Platonism and Scepticism? The Academy in the Hellenistic Centuries; 3. Towards the System: Platonism in the Early Imperial Age; 4. The Triumph of the System: Neoplatonism; Appendix 1. The Platonists and Politics; Appendix 2. Platonism and Christianity.