The Philosophy of Gemistos Plethon: Platonism in Late Byzantium, Between Hellenism and OrthodoxyCompared to other Byzantine or Renaissance authors, George Gemistos Plethon has definitely attracted the attention of scholars for quite some time. This book provides a study of Gemistos' philosophy. |
Contents
Platonic Reforms | 11 |
Platonism in Practice | 27 |
introduction to the Perennial Philosophy | 49 |
Zeus the first Principle | 73 |
The forms as the Gods | 97 |
sensible cosmos | 123 |
nature mortal and human | 137 |
Plethons Platonism | 163 |
The Book | 251 |
Pagan or christian? | 269 |
Appendix | 287 |
Manuscript Supplement | 311 |
Abbreviations | 323 |
Primary Sources | 325 |
Secondary Literature | 343 |
Index of Passages Quoted | 363 |
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Common terms and phrases
according to Plethon Alexandre ancient Greek aristotle aristotle’s Bessarion body Byzantine cause Chaldaean Oracles chapter christian Cleope Cratylus cronus daemons despot of morea divine doctrine elissaeus Epinomis essence eugenikos everything first principle forms furthermore Gemistos gods hera hesiod Hspi human soul hymns ibid important intellect intelligible order Lambros letter Magian Oracles masai mentioned mioni mistra Mohler monfasani 1976 mortal nature neoplatonic neoplatonists ofhis ofthe Olympians pagan passage Peloponnese perennial philosophy Plato Platonists Plethon claims Plethon’s Laws Plotinus Plutarch polytheism Poseidon Proclus Psellos Pythagoras rational reality reason Reply to Scholarios Schol scholarios sensible world similar sivai syropoulos tfi tfic tfiv theology things ti)v ti]v til)v tofi toic tradition trans treatise Trebizond Woodhouse 1986 Zeus Zoroaster ἂν δὲ ἐν καὶ μὲν περὶ τὰ τε καὶ τῇ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῖς τὸν τοῦ τῷ τῶν