The Neo-Platonists

Thomas Whittaker

Cambridge University Press, Sep 15, 2016 - History - 336 pages

First published in 1918, as the second edition of a 1901 original, this book presents a study regarding the development of Neoplatonism, with information on the historical and religious contexts of its development. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in classical philosophy and Neoplatonism.

Contents

• CHAPTER I: 1
• VELOPMENT: 7
• CHAPTER III: 17
• CHAPTER IV: 26
• THE MYSTICISM OF PLOTINUS: 98
• CHAPTER VII: 107
• THE POLEMIC AGAINST CHRISTIANITY: 136
• ix: 155
• CHAPTER X: 185
• CHAPTER XI: 205
• APPENDIX: 216
• IAMBLICHUS AND PROCLUS ON MATHEMATICAL: 225
• 225: 308
• 91: 315

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Neo-Platonists
• Author: Thomas Whittaker
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016
• ISBN: 1316619885, 9781316619889
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / Greece; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical