| Iamblichus' de Anima: Text, Translation, and Commentary Contributor(s): Finamore, John (Author), Dillon, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004125108 ISBN-13: 9789004125100 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $207.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Iamblichus (245-325), successor to Plotinus and Porphyry, brought a new religiosity to Neoplatonism. His theory of the soul is at the heart of his philosophical system. For Iamblichus, the human soul is so far inferior to the divine that its salvation depends not on philosophy alone (as it did for Plotinus) but on the aid of the gods and other divinities. This edition of the fragments of Iamblichus' major work on the soul, "De Anima, is accompanied by the first English translation of the work and a commentary which explains the philosophical background and Iamblichus' doctrine of the soul. Included too are excerpts from the Pseudo-Simplicius and Priscianus (also translated with commentary) that shed further light on Iamblichus' treatise. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 128.1 |
| LCCN: 2002025410 |
| Series: Philosophia Antiqua |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.48" W x 9.58" (1.53 lbs) 316 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Iamblichus (245-325), successor to Plotinus and Porphyry, brought a new religiosity to Neoplatonism. His theory of the soul is at the heart of his philosophical system. For Iamblichus, the human soul is so far inferior to the divine that its salvation depends not on philosophy alone (as it did for Plotinus) but on the aid of the gods and other divinities. This edition of the fragments of Iamblichus' major work on the soul, De Anima, is accompanied by the first English translation of the work and a commentary which explains the philosophical background and Iamblichus' doctrine of the soul. Included too are excerpts from the Pseudo-Simplicius and Priscianus (also translated with commentary) that shed further light on Iamblichus' treatise. |