Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition (Hardcover)

All disciplines can count on a noble founder, and the representation of this founder as an authority is key in order to construe a discipline's identity. This book sheds light on how Plato and other authorities were represented in one of the most long-lasting traditions of all time. It leads the reader through exegesis and polemics, recovery of the past and construction of a philosophical identity. From Xenocrates to Proclus, from the sceptical shift to the re-establishment of dogmatism, from the Mosaic of the Philosophers to the Neoplatonist Commentaries, the construction of authority emerges as a way of access to the core of the Platonist tradition.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2021
Editors:	Michael Erler • Jan Erik Hessler • Federico M. Petrucci
Dimensions:	150 x 230 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-84400-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	1-108-84400-6
Barcode:	9781108844000

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