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From Plato's Timaeus onwards, the world or cosmos has been
conceived of as a living, rational organism. Most notably in German
Idealism, philosophers still talked of a 'Weltseele' (Schelling) or
'Weltgeist' (Hegel). This volume is the first collection of essays
on the origin of the notion of the world soul (anima mundi) in
Antiquity and beyond. It contains 14 original contributions by
specialists in the field of ancient philosophy, the Platonic
tradition and the history of theology. The topics range from the
'obscure' Presocratic Heraclitus, to Plato and his ancient readers
in Middle and Neoplatonism (including the Stoics), to the reception
of the idea of a world soul in the history of natural science. A
general introduction highlights the fundamental steps in the
development of the Platonic notion throughout late Antiquity and
early Christian philosophy. Accessible to Classicists, historians
of philosophy, theologians and invaluable to specialists in ancient
philosophy, the book provides an overview of the fascinating
discussions surrounding a conception that had a long-lasting effect
on the history of Western thought.
Forms and Concepts is the first comprehensive study of the central
role of concepts and concept acquisition in the Platonic tradition.
It sets up a stimulating dialogue between Plato s innatist approach
and Aristotle s much more empirical response. The primary aim is to
analyze and assess the strategies with which Platonists responded
to Aristotle s (and Alexander of Aphrodisias ) rival theory. The
monograph culminates in a careful reconstruction of the elaborate
attempt undertaken by the Neoplatonist Proclus (6th century AD) to
devise a systematic Platonic theory of concept acquisition."
Historically speaking, the majority of efforts in the study of
ancient Greek physics have traditionally been devoted either to the
analysis of the surviving evidence concerning Presocratic
philosophers or to the systematic examination of the Platonic and
the Aristotelian oeuvre. The aim of this volume is to discuss the
notion of space by focusing on the most representative exponents of
the Hellenistic schools and to explore the role played by spatial
concepts in both coeval and later authors who, without specifically
thematising these concepts, made use of them in a theoretically
original way. To this purpose, renowned scholars investigate the
philosophical and historical significance of the different
conceptions of space endorsed by various thinkers ranging from the
end of the Classical period to the middle Imperial age. Thus, the
volume brings to light the problematical character of the ancient
reflection on this topic.
Historically speaking, the majority of efforts in the study of
ancient Greek physics have traditionally been devoted either to the
analysis of the surviving evidence concerning Presocratic
philosophers or to the systematic examination of the Platonic and
the Aristotelian oeuvre. The aim of this volume is to discuss the
notion of space by focusing on the most representative exponents of
the Hellenistic schools and to explore the role played by spatial
concepts in both coeval and later authors who, without specifically
thematising these concepts, made use of them in a theoretically
original way. To this purpose, renowned scholars investigate the
philosophical and historical significance of the different
conceptions of space endorsed by various thinkers ranging from the
end of the Classical period to the middle Imperial age. Thus, the
volume brings to light the problematical character of the ancient
reflection on this topic.
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Series 1, No. 39This book examines
the important but largely neglected issue of the intricate mutual
influences between Platonism and Stoicism in the Hellenistic
period, the Imperial Age, and after. Although this
interrelationship is often termed "eclecticism," the authors of
Platonic Stoicism reveal that the situation is much more
complicated. Far from being eclectics, most Stoics and Platonists
consciously appropriated material and integrated it into their own
philosophical system. The dialogue between Platonists and Stoics
testifies to active debate and controversy on central topics such
as psychology, epistemology, physics, and ethics.
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