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West Ham United's move to the new Olympic Stadium ended a 114-year
stay at the Boleyn Ground. The spiritual home of some of football's
greatest heroes: Bobby Moore, Billy Bonds, Trevor Brooking and
Frank Lampard were just a few who made their name there, and
revelled in its close-knit east London atmosphere. With the club
anthem 'Bubbles' ringing around the stands, the Boleyn Ground had a
raw flavour of its own. There were unforgettable afternoons
fashioned by the club's two greatest managers, Ron Greenwood and
John Lyall; fabulous nights under the lights, as the tightly-packed
confines of the ground made it the most intense of stadiums;
wonderful evenings competing against the best in Europe, such as
beating Eintracht Frankfurt on a mud-heap of a pitch. Now it is
gone, but the magic, the fervour, the triumphs, the disappointments
and the special brand of humour which flourished there is captured
here in all its glory. With full access to The Times archives and
stunning photographic collection, lifelong Hammers fan John Dillon
has penned the definitive history of the Home of the Hammers.
Agonistes comprises a collection of essays presented by his friends
and colleagues to Denis O'Brien, former Directeur de recherche at
the Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, representing the
full range of his scholarly interests in the field of ancient
philosophy, from the Presocratics, through Plato, Aristotle and
Hellenistic philosophy, to Plotinus and later Neoplatonism. The
honorand himself leads off with a stimulating Apologia, sketching
the development of his scholarly interests and dwelling on the
issues that have chiefly concerned him. The contributions then
follow in chronological order, under four headings: I From the
Presocratics to Plato (Frere, Brancacci); II From Plato to the
Stoics (Brisson, Casertano, Dixsaut, KA1/4hn, McCabe, Narcy, Rowe,
Goulet); III Plotinus and the Neoplatonist Tradition (O'Meara,
Sakonji, Gersh, Steel, Dillon, Smith); IV Saint Augustine and After
(Pepin, Rist, Brague/Freudenthal). They comprise a significant
representation of the most distinguished scholars both on the
continent and in the British Isles, and fairly represent the wide
influence which Denis O'Brien has had on his contemporaries. The
volume includes also a full bibliography of O'Brien's works.
Agonistes comprises a collection of essays presented by his friends
and colleagues to Denis O'Brien, former Directeur de recherche at
the Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, representing the
full range of his scholarly interests in the field of ancient
philosophy, from the Presocratics, through Plato, Aristotle and
Hellenistic philosophy, to Plotinus and later Neoplatonism. The
honorand himself leads off with a stimulating Apologia, sketching
the development of his scholarly interests and dwelling on the
issues that have chiefly concerned him. The contributions then
follow in chronological order, under four headings: I From the
Presocratics to Plato (Frere, Brancacci); II From Plato to the
Stoics (Brisson, Casertano, Dixsaut, KA1/4hn, McCabe, Narcy, Rowe,
Goulet); III Plotinus and the Neoplatonist Tradition (O'Meara,
Sakonji, Gersh, Steel, Dillon, Smith); IV Saint Augustine and After
(Pepin, Rist, Brague/Freudenthal). They comprise a significant
representation of the most distinguished scholars both on the
continent and in the British Isles, and fairly represent the wide
influence which Denis O'Brien has had on his contemporaries. The
volume includes also a full bibliography of O'Brien's works.
This third collection of articles by John Dillon covers the period
1996-2006, the decade since the appearance of The Great Tradition.
Once again, the subjects covered range from Plato himself and the
Old Academy, through Philo and Middle Platonism, to the
Neoplatonists and beyond. Particular concerns evidenced in the
papers are the continuities in the Platonic tradition, and the
setting of philosophers in their social and cultural contexts,
while at the same time teasing out the philosophical implications
of particular texts. Such topics are addressed as atomism in the
Old Academy, Philo's concept of immateriality, Plutarch's and
Julian's views on theology, and peculiar features of Iamblichus'
exegeses of Plato and Aristotle, but also the broader questions of
the social position of the philosopher in second century A.D.
society, and the nature of ancient biography.
Platonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western
literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries.
First developed in the Symposium and the Phaedrus, it was taken up
by subsequent thinkers in antiquity, entered the theological
debates of the Middle Ages, and played a key role in the reception
of Neoplatonism and the etiquette of romantic relationships during
the Italian Renaissance. In this wide-ranging reference work, a
leading team of international specialists examines the Platonic
distinction between higher and lower forms of eros, the role of the
higher form in the ascent of the soul and the concept of Beauty.
They also treat the possibilities for friendship and interpersonal
love in a Platonic framework, as well as the relationship between
love, rhetoric and wisdom. Subsequent developments are explored in
Plutarch, Plotinus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Eriugena, Aquinas,
Ficino, della Mirandola, Castiglione and the contra amorem
tradition.
This third collection of articles by John Dillon covers the period
1996-2006, the decade since the appearance of The Great Tradition.
Once again, the subjects covered range from Plato himself and the
Old Academy, through Philo and Middle Platonism, to the
Neoplatonists and beyond. Particular concerns evidenced in the
papers are the continuities in the Platonic tradition, and the
setting of philosophers in their social and cultural contexts,
while at the same time teasing out the philosophical implications
of particular texts. Such topics are addressed as atomism in the
Old Academy, Philo's concept of immateriality, Plutarch's and
Julian's views on theology, and peculiar features of Iamblichus'
exegeses of Plato and Aristotle, but also the broader questions of
the social position of the philosopher in second century A.D.
society, and the nature of ancient biography.
This volume gathers together a series of widely -scattered articles
concerned with the great tradition of Platonic scholarship " The
Golden Chain" from the time of Plato himself up into the period of
Middle Platonism. The main emphasis, however, is on the first three
centuries AD. The first articles address the question of what
exactly was the nature of the Platonic school at various stages of
its development and what kind of organization the Academy may have
had. The following ones present studies on figures from Speusippus
in the Old Academy, through Philo of Alexandria and Origen (more
honorary members of the Golden Chain), to Plotinus, Iamblichus and
Proclus, and on some more general issues, such as the fall of the
soul, which span much of the period. Dans ce volume sont rassembles
des articles jusque"la tres disperses et qui traitent de la grande
tradition du savoir platonicien " la "ChaA (R)ne d'Or"" Sur une
periode allant de Platon au Moyen"Platonisme et A l'avenement de la
pensee chretienne. Cependant, l'accent est surtout mis sur les
trois premieres siecles ap. J.C. Les premieres articles s'attachent
A la nature exacte de l'Ecole platonicienne A differents stades de
son evolution et aussi a l'organisation adoptee par "l'Academie".
Les etudes suivantes examinent differents personnages, de
Speusippe, qui appartenait A l'Ancienne Academie, en passant par
Philon d'Aleandrie et Origiene (membres semi"honoraires de la ChaA
(R)ne d'Or), jusqu'A Plotin, Iamblique et Procle; y sont aussi
traitees des questions d'ordre plus general, telles la chute de
l'Acme, qui furent embrassees durant la majeure partie de cette
periode.
How does a school of thought, in the area of philosophy, or indeed
of religion, from roots that may be initially open-ended and
largely informal, come to take on the features that later mark it
out as distinctive, and even exclusive? That is the theme which is
explored in this book in respect of the philosophical movement
known as Platonism, stemming as it does from the essentially
open-ended and informal atmosphere of Plato's Academy. John Dillon
focuses on a number of key issues, such as monism versus dualism,
the metaphysical underpinnings of ethical theory, the theory of
Forms, and the reaction to the Sceptical 'deviation' represented by
the so-called 'New Academy'. The book is written in the lively and
accessible style of the lecture series in Beijing from which it
originates.
The volume contains a collection of papers presented at the
International Symposium, which took place in Hvar, Croatia, in
2006. In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in the
study of Plato, Platonism and Neoplatonism. Taking the position
that it is of vital importance to establish an ongoing dialogue
among scientists, artists, academics, theologians and philosophers
concerning pressing issues of common interest to humankind, this
collection of papers endeavours to bridge the gap between
contemporary research in Platonist philosophy and other fields
where insights gained from the study of Plato and Platonist
philosophy can be of consequence and benefit. Authors: Werner
Beierwaltes, Luc Brisson, Amber Carpenter, John Dillon, Jonathan
Doner, Franco Ferrari, Francesco Fronterotta, F.A.J. de Haas, Aaron
Hughes, Byron Kaldis, Daniel Kolak, Thomas Leinkauf, Dionysis
Mentzeniotis, Jean-Marc Narbonne, Giannis Stamatellos, Vladimir
Stoupel, Patrick Quinn, Jure Zovko and Marie-Elize Zovko"
The most comprehensive collection of Neoplatonic writings available
in English, this volume provides translations of the central texts
of four major figures of the Neoplatonic tradition: Plotinus,
Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. The general Introduction gives
an overview of the period and takes a brief but revealing look at
the history of ancient philosophy from the viewpoint of the
Neoplatonists. Historical background -- essential for understanding
these powerful, difficult, and sometimes obscure thinkers -- is
provided in extensive footnotes, which also include
cross-references to other works relevant to particular passages.
In October 1956 the British government, together with the French
and Israelis, launched an attack on Egypt in response to President
Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal. The agreement between
these three governments, the Sevres Protocol, was a low point in
British diplomacy and a factor in the ending of Prime Minister
Eden's political career. The military commanders had to plan for
and launch Operation Musketeer, some 2,000 miles from the UK, while
their political masters gave them only limited information on the
arrangement made with France and Israel. The RAF squadrons
allocated to the operation came from the UK and Germany where their
jet bombers, Canberras and Valiants, were intended for nuclear war
against the Warsaw Pact countries rather than conventional war with
Second World War bombs in a desert environment. This account uses
Cabinet Minutes, Squadron Operation Record Books, reports written
by the Commander-in-Chief and personal accounts by aircrew who flew
over Egypt, to detail the involvement of the RAF. When Anthony Eden
took the decision to launch Operation Musketeer the RAF did not
have the forces required in the Mediterranean. At short notice,
squadrons had to train for high level, visual bombing using
techniques that would have been familiar to Lancaster crews in the
Second World War. Also, the navigation aids fitted in the bombers
were those required for the European theatre, not the Egyptian
desert. The RAF's primary role was to neutralize the Egyptian Air
Force by destroying aircraft and denying the EAF the use of its
airfields. The bombing accuracy, as the book details, was not good
but the RAF did what was asked of them and effectively removed the
EAF from the battle space. If the weather had not been so good and
if the EAF had been a more determined adversary, Operation
Musketeer would not have come to the same successful conclusion,
militarily. From the political point of view, the British
involvement in Suez was a disaster. It took place at the same time
as a presidential election in America and the Russian invasion of
Hungary. The Anglo-French intervention and their duplicity at
Sevres came in for international condemnation and led directly to
American pressure on the pound.
As the first Christian emperor of Rome, Constantine the Great
has long interested those studying the establishment of
Christianity. But Constantine is also notable for his ability to
control a sprawling empire and effect major changes. "The Justice
of Constantine" examines Constantine's judicial and administrative
legislation and his efforts to maintain control over the imperial
bureaucracy, to guarantee the working of Roman justice, and to keep
the will of his subjects throughout the Roman Empire.
John Dillon first analyzes the record of Constantine's
legislation and its relationship to prior legislation. His initial
chapters also serve as an introduction to Roman law and
administration in later antiquity. Dillon then considers
Constantine's public edicts and internal communications about
access to law, trials and procedure, corruption, and punishment for
administrative abuses. How imperial officials relied on
correspondence with Constantine to resolve legal questions is also
considered. A study of Constantine's expedited appellate system, to
ensure provincial justice, concludes the book.
Constantine's constitutions reveal much about the Theodosian
Code and the laws included in it. Constantine consistently seeks
direct sources of reliable information in order to enforce his
will. In official correspondence, meanwhile, Constantine strives to
maintain control over his officials through punishment; trusted
agents; and the cultivation of accountability, rivalry, and
suspicion among them.
The most comprehensive collection of Neoplatonic writings available
in English, this volume provides translations of the central texts
of four major figures of the Neoplatonic tradition: Plotinus,
Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. The general Introduction gives
an overview of the period and takes a brief but revealing look at
the history of ancient philosophy from the viewpoint of the
Neoplatonists. Historical background -- essential for understanding
these powerful, difficult, and sometimes obscure thinkers -- is
provided in extensive footnotes, which also include
cross-references to other works relevant to particular passages.
On the General Science of Mathematics is the third of four
surviving works out of ten by Iamblichus (c. 245 CE-early 320s) on
the Pythagoreans. He thought the Pythagoreans had treated
mathematics as essential for drawing the human soul upwards to
higher realms described by Plato, and downwards to understand the
physical cosmos, the products of arts and crafts and the order
required for an ethical life. His Pythagorean treatises use edited
quotation to re-tell the history of philosophy, presenting Plato
and Aristotle as passing on the ideas invented by Pythagoras and
his early followers. Although his quotations tend to come instead
from Plato and later Pythagoreanising Platonists, this
re-interpretation had a huge impact on the Neoplatonist
commentators in Athens. Iamblichus' cleverness, if not to the same
extent his re-interpretation, was appreciated by the commentators
in Alexandria.
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