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Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity examines the
various ways in which Christian intellectuals engaged with
Platonism both as a pagan competitor and as a source of
philosophical material useful to the Christian faith. The chapters
are united in their goal to explore transformations that took place
in the reception and interaction process between Platonism and
Christianity in this period. The contributions in this volume
explore the reception of Platonic material in Christian thought,
showing that the transmission of cultural content is always
mediated, and ought to be studied as a transformative process by
way of selection and interpretation. Some chapters also deal with
various aspects of the wider discussion on how Platonic, and
Hellenic, philosophy and early Christian thought related to each
other, examining the differences and common ground between these
traditions. Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity
offers an insightful and broad ranging study on the subject, which
will be of interest to students of both philosophy and theology in
the Late Antique period, as well as anyone working on the reception
and history of Platonic thought, and the development of Christian
thought.
Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity examines the
various ways in which Christian intellectuals engaged with
Platonism both as a pagan competitor and as a source of
philosophical material useful to the Christian faith. The chapters
are united in their goal to explore transformations that took place
in the reception and interaction process between Platonism and
Christianity in this period. The contributions in this volume
explore the reception of Platonic material in Christian thought,
showing that the transmission of cultural content is always
mediated, and ought to be studied as a transformative process by
way of selection and interpretation. Some chapters also deal with
various aspects of the wider discussion on how Platonic, and
Hellenic, philosophy and early Christian thought related to each
other, examining the differences and common ground between these
traditions. Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity
offers an insightful and broad ranging study on the subject, which
will be of interest to students of both philosophy and theology in
the Late Antique period, as well as anyone working on the reception
and history of Platonic thought, and the development of Christian
thought.
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original
articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be
of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books.
OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and paperback.
'The serial Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy (OSAP) is fairly
regarded as the leading venue for publication in ancient
philosophy. It is where one looks to find the state-of-the-art.
That the serial, which presents itself more as an anthology than as
a journal, has traditionally allowed space for lengthier studies,
has tended only to
add to its prestige; it is as if OSAP thus declares that, since it
allows as much space as the merits of the subject require, it can
be more entirely devoted to the best and most serious scholarship.'
-Michael Pakaluk, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This is a special volume dedicated to the memory of Michael Frede
(1940-2007).
This book is a philosophical analysis of Plotinus' views on
sense-perception. It aims to show how his thoughts were both
original and a development of the ideas of his predecessors, in
particular those of Plato, Aristotle and the Peripatetics. Special
attention is paid to Plotinus' dualism with respect to soul and
body and its implications for his views on the senses. The author
combines a historical approach to his subject, setting Plotinus'
thought in the context of thinkers who preceded and succeeded him,
with a proper analysis of his ideas and, where appropriate, of
those from which they derived.
Plotinus (205-269 AD) is considered the founder of Neoplatonism,
the dominant philosophical movement of late antiquity, and a rich
seam of current scholarly interest. Whilst Plotinus' influence on
the subsequent philosophical tradition was enormous, his ideas can
also be seen as the culmination of some implicit trends in the
Greek tradition from Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics.
Emilsson's in-depth study focuses on Plotinus' notion of Intellect,
which comes second in his hierarchical model of reality, after the
One, unknowable first cause of everything. As opposed to ordinary
human discursive thinking, Intellect's thought is all-at-once,
timeless, truthful and a direct intuition into 'things themselves';
it is presumably not even propositional. Emilsson discusses and
explains this strong notion of non-discursive thought and explores
Plotinus' insistence that this must be the primary form of thought.
Plotinus' doctrine of Intellect raises a host of questions that
Emilsson addresses. First, Intellect's thought is described as an
attempt to grasp the One and at the same time as self-thought. How
are these two claims related? How are they compatible? What lies in
Plotinus' insistence that Intellect's thought is a thought of
itself? Second, Plotinus gives two minimum requirements of thought:
that it must involve a distinction between thinker and object of
thought, and that the object itself must be varied. How are these
two pluralist claims related? Third, what is the relation between
Intellect as a thinker and Intellect as an object of thought?
Plotinus' position here seems to amount to a form of idealism, and
this is explored.
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original
articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be
of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books.
OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and paperback.
'The serial Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy (OSAP) is fairly
regarded as the leading venue for publication in ancient
philosophy. It is where one looks to find the state-of-the-art.
That the serial, which presents itself more as an anthology than as
a journal, has traditionally allowed space for lengthier studies,
has tended only to
add to its prestige; it is as if OSAP thus declares that, since it
allows as much space as the merits of the subject require, it can
be more entirely devoted to the best and most serious scholarship.'
-Michael Pakaluk, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This is a special volume dedicated to the memory of Michael Frede
(1940-2007).
This book is a philosophical analysis of Plotinus' views on
sense-perception. It aims to show how his thoughts were both
original and a development of the ideas of his predecessors, in
particular those of Plato, Aristotle and the Peripatetics. Special
attention is paid to Plotinus' dualism with respect to soul and
body and its implications for his views on the senses. The author
combines a historical approach to his subject, setting Plotinus'
thought in the context of thinkers who preceded and succeeded him,
with a proper analysis of his ideas and, where appropriate, of
those from which they derived.
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