Iamblichus and the foundations of late Platonism / / edited by Eugene Afonasin, John Dillon, John F. Finamore.

• Superior document: Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts,
• TeilnehmendeR: Afonasin, E. V.; Dillon, John M.; Finamore, John F., 1951-
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval philosophy, mathematics, and science ; v. 13.; Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Front Matter /; Introduction /; The Pythagorean Way of Life in Clement of Alexandria and Iamblichus /; Chapter 18 of the De Communi Mathematica Scientia Translation and Commentary /; The Letters of Iamblichus: Popular Philosophy in a Neoplatonic Mode /; Iamblichus: The Two-Fold Nature of the Soul and the Causes of Human Agency /; Iamblichus on Mathematical Entities /; The Role of Aesthesis in Theurgy /; Iamblichus on the Grades of Virtue /; The Role of Divine Providence, Will and Love in Iamblichus’ Theory of Theurgic Prayer and Religious Invocation /; Iamblichus’ Exegesis of Parmenides’ Hypotheses and His Doctrine of Divine Henads /; Iamblichus and Julian’s “Third Demiurge”: A Proposition /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 128067735X; 9786613654281; 9004230114
• ISSN: 1871-188X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Eugene Afonasin, John Dillon, John F. Finamore.

Iamblichus of Chalcis (c. 240-c. 325 C.E.), successor to Plotinus and Porphyry, gave new life to Neoplatonism with his many philosophical and religious refinements. Once regarded as a religio-magical quack, Iamblichus is now seen as a philosophical innovator who harmonized not only Platonic philosophy with religious ritual but also Platonism with the ancient philosophical and religious tradition. Building on recent scholarship on Iamblichean philosophy, the ten papers in this volume explore various aspects of Iamblichus' oeuvre. These papers help show that Iamblichus re-invented Neoplatonism and made it the major school of philosophy for centuries after his death.