Neoplatonic saints : the lives of Plotinus and Proclus by their students /
Neoplatonic saints : the lives of Plotinus and Proclus by their students /
translated with a commentary by Mark Edwards.
- Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2000.
- 1 online resource (lx, 150 pages) : maps
- Translated texts for historians ; v. 35 .
- Translated texts for historians ; v. 35. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-142) indexes.
On the life of Plotinus and the arrangement of his works / Proclus, or, On happiness / Porphyry -- Marinus of Napolis.
"This volume presents two texts that are fundamental for the understanding not only of Neoplatonism but also of the conventions of biography in late antiquity. Porphyry's memoir, On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of his Works, is a robust defence of the founder of Neoplatonism against posthumous criticism from astrologers and other philosophers. Written by one of his pupils, Porphyry, it is as much a vindication of its author as an encomium of its subject. Proclus, or On Happiness, also written by a pupil of the master, sets out to show how Proclus had lived his own philosophy. Both of these translations illuminate the ancient view that the worth of a philosopher derived as much from the quality of his life as the merits of his writings. Neither work has received such extensive annotation before in English, and this new commentary makes full use of recent scholarship. The long introduction is intended both as a beginner's guide to Neoplatonism and as a survey of ancient biographical writing."--Publisher description
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
9781846313646 (electronic bk.) 1846313643 (electronic bk.)
Plotinus.
Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Plotin.
Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Plotinus.
Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Neoplatonism.
Néo-platonisme.
Neo-Platonism.
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--Ancient & Classical.
Neoplatonism.
Neoplatonisme.
Leiders.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
B693.Z7 / N46 2000eb
186.4
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-142) indexes.
On the life of Plotinus and the arrangement of his works / Proclus, or, On happiness / Porphyry -- Marinus of Napolis.
"This volume presents two texts that are fundamental for the understanding not only of Neoplatonism but also of the conventions of biography in late antiquity. Porphyry's memoir, On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of his Works, is a robust defence of the founder of Neoplatonism against posthumous criticism from astrologers and other philosophers. Written by one of his pupils, Porphyry, it is as much a vindication of its author as an encomium of its subject. Proclus, or On Happiness, also written by a pupil of the master, sets out to show how Proclus had lived his own philosophy. Both of these translations illuminate the ancient view that the worth of a philosopher derived as much from the quality of his life as the merits of his writings. Neither work has received such extensive annotation before in English, and this new commentary makes full use of recent scholarship. The long introduction is intended both as a beginner's guide to Neoplatonism and as a survey of ancient biographical writing."--Publisher description
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
9781846313646 (electronic bk.) 1846313643 (electronic bk.)
Plotinus.
Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Plotin.
Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Plotinus.
Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Neoplatonism.
Néo-platonisme.
Neo-Platonism.
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--Ancient & Classical.
Neoplatonism.
Neoplatonisme.
Leiders.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
B693.Z7 / N46 2000eb
186.4