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 philosop...

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.