Interpreting Proclus : from antiquity to the renaissance /
"This is the first book to provide an account of the influence of Proclus, a member of the Athenian Neoplatonic School, during more than one thousand years of European history (ca 500-1600). Proclus was the most important philosopher of late antiquity, a dominant (albeit controversial) voice in...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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Online Access: | Cover image Book review (H-Net) |
Summary: | "This is the first book to provide an account of the influence of Proclus, a member of the Athenian Neoplatonic School, during more than one thousand years of European history (ca 500-1600). Proclus was the most important philosopher of late antiquity, a dominant (albeit controversial) voice in Byzantine thought, the second most influential Greek philosopher in the later western Middle Ages (after Aristotle), and a major figure (together with Plotinus) in the revival of Greek philosophy in the Renaissance. Proclus was also intensively studied in the Islamic world of the Middle Ages and was a major influence on the thought of medieval Georgia. The volume begins with a substantial essay by the editor summarizing the entire history of Proclus' reception. This is followed by the essays of more than a dozen of the world's leading authorities in the various specific areas covered"-- |
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Physical Description: | ix, 409 σ. ; 24 εκ. |
Bibliography: | Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές και ευρετήριο. |
ISBN: | 9780521198493 |