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.

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter / Eugene Afonasin , John Dillon and John F. Finamore -- Introduction / Eugene Afonasin , John Dillon and John F. Finamore -- The Pythagorean Way of Life in Clement of Alexandria and Iamblichus / Eugene Afonasin -- Chapter 18 of the De Communi Mathematica Scientia Translation and Commentary / Luc Brisson -- The Letters of Iamblichus: Popular Philosophy in a Neoplatonic Mode / John Dillon -- Iamblichus: The Two-Fold Nature of the Soul and the Causes of Human Agency / Daniela P. Taormina -- Iamblichus on Mathematical Entities / Claudia Maggi -- The Role of Aesthesis in Theurgy / Gregory Shaw -- Iamblichus on the Grades of Virtue / John F. Finamore -- The Role of Divine Providence, Will and Love in Iamblichus’ Theory of Theurgic Prayer and Religious Invocation / Crystal Addey -- Iamblichus’ Exegesis of Parmenides’ Hypotheses and His Doctrine of Divine Henads / Svetlana Mesyats -- Iamblichus and Julian’s “Third Demiurge”: A Proposition / Adrien Lecerf -- Index / Eugene Afonasin , John Dillon and John F. Finamore.