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Beschreibung
The task of philosophy, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once wrote, is to 'overturn Platonism'. This might be true, if only we could define what Platonism is. In this clear and accessible book Mauro Bonazzi provides the first comprehensive introduction to ancient Platonism. He begins his story with Plato's Academy before moving on to the sceptical turn which occurred during the Hellenistic centuries. He then explains the theologically oriented interpretation of Plato typical of Middle Platonists and concludes with the metaphysical systems of the Neoplatonists. Platonism has often been regarded as no more than a trivial repetition of the same doctrines. This book, however, demonstrates how the attempts of Platonists over the centuries to engage with Plato's thought constitute one of the most philosophically challenging moments in the history of ancient philosophy.
The task of philosophy, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once wrote, is to 'overturn Platonism'. This might be true, if only we could define what Platonism is. In this clear and accessible book Mauro Bonazzi provides the first comprehensive introduction to ancient Platonism. He begins his story with Plato's Academy before moving on to the sceptical turn which occurred during the Hellenistic centuries. He then explains the theologically oriented interpretation of Plato typical of Middle Platonists and concludes with the metaphysical systems of the Neoplatonists. Platonism has often been regarded as no more than a trivial repetition of the same doctrines. This book, however, demonstrates how the attempts of Platonists over the centuries to engage with Plato's thought constitute one of the most philosophically challenging moments in the history of ancient philosophy.
Über den Autor
MAURO BONAZZI is Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at Utrecht University. His books include The Sophists (Cambridge, 2020) and En quête des Idées. Platonisme et philosophie hellénistique (2015). He is currently completing a monograph on the uses and abuses of Greek thought in Modern philosophy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. The Early Academy; 2. Platonism and Scepticism? The Academy in the Hellenistic Centuries; 3. Towards the System: Platonism in the Early Imperial Age; 4. The Triumph of the System: Neoplatonism; Appendix 1. The Platonists and Politics; Appendix 2. Platonism and Christianity.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Classical Scholarship in Translation
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781009253420
ISBN-10: 1009253425
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Bonazzi, Mauro
Übersetzung: Knipe, Sergio
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Classical Scholarship in Translation
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 221 x 141 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Mauro Bonazzi
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.04.2023
Gewicht: 0,456 kg
Artikel-ID: 125882832