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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101108465358

ISBN-139781108465359

eBay Product ID (ePID)10038761562

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Number of Pages419 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameInterpreting Proclus : from Antiquity to the Renaissance

Publication Year2018

SubjectHistory & Surveys / Ancient & Classical

TypeTextbook

AuthorStephen Gersh

Subject AreaPhilosophy

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight21.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"... an immensely learned compilation of studies of major (and some very minor) acts of appropriation or, to use Gersh's own word, of the "assimilation" of Procline Platonism." Lloyd Gerson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal186/.4

Table Of ContentOne thousand years of Proclus: an introduction to his reception Stephen Gersh; 1. Proclus' life, works, and education of the soul Lucas Siorvanes; 2. Proclus as exegete Anne Sheppard; 3. Proclus as theologian Stephen Gersh; 4. 'Dionysius the Areopagite' John M. Dillon; 5. The Book of Causes Cristina d'Ancona; 6. Michael Psellos Dominic J. O'Meara; 7. Eleventh- to twelfth-century Byzantium Michele Trizio; 8. Ioane Petritsi Lela Alexidze; 9. William of Moerbeke, translator of Proclus Carlos Steel; 10. The University of Paris in the thirteenth century Pasquale Porro; 11. Dietrich of Freiberg and Berthold of Moosburg Markus Führer and Stephen Gersh; 12. Nicholas of Cusa Stephen Gersh; 13. Marsilio Ficino Michael J. B. Allen; 14. Francesco Patrizi da Cherso Thomas Leinkauf.

SynopsisThis 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 (c.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., Proclus was the most important philosopher of late antiquity, a dominant voice in Byzantine thought, influential in the later western Middle Ages, and a major figure in the revival of Greek philosophy in the Renaissance. This pioneering volume discusses his influence on the thought of Europe and beyond.

LC Classification NumberB701.Z7I58 2018