The Roots of Platonism

The Origins and Chief Features of a Philosophical Tradition

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John Dillon

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How does a school of thought, in the area of philosophy, or indeed of religion, from roots that may be initially open-ended and largely informal, come to take on the features that later mark it out as distinctive, and even exclusive? That is the theme which is explored in this book in respect of the philosophical movement known as Platonism, stemming as it does from the essentially open-ended and informal atmosphere of Plato's Academy. John Dillon focuses on a number of key issues, such as monism versus dualism, the metaphysical underpinnings of ethical theory, the theory of Forms, and the reaction to the Sceptical 'deviation' represented by the so-called 'New Academy'. The book is written in the lively and accessible style of the lecture series in Beijing from which it originates.

Author Biography:

John Dillon is Regius Professor of Greek (Emeritus) at Trinity College Dublin. His chief publications are The Middle Platonists (1996); Iamblichus De Anima (with John Finamore; 2000); Alcinous: The Handbook of Platonism (1993); The Heirs of Plato (2003); and three volumes of collected essays. In 2004 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Irish Academy for distinguished research in the Humanities.

Release date NZ

January 3rd, 2019

Author

John Dillon

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

116

Dimensions

144x223x11

ISBN-13

9781108426916

Product ID

27877146

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