The Libraries of the Neoplatonists: Proceedings of the meeting of the Europan science foundation network "Late Antiquity and Arabic thought

D'Ancona, Cristina (editor)

ISBN 10: 9004156410 / ISBN 13: 9789004156418

Published by Koninklijke Brill N.V: Leiden, 2007, 2007

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Gebonden 531 pp. Philosophia Antiqua vol. 107. A series of studies on Ancient Philosophy. List of contributors, Index of manuscripts and papyri, index of ancient names, index of modern names. 24.516.7x3.7 cm. Fine. [Parcel service]. Seller Inventory # 40276

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Title: The Libraries of the Neoplatonists: ...

Publisher: Koninklijke Brill N.V: Leiden, 2007

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

The transmission of Greek learning to the Arabic-speaking world paved the way to the rise of Arabic philosophy. This volume offers a deep and multifarious survey of transmission of Greek philosophy through the schools of late Antiquity to the Syriac-speaking and Arabic-speaking worlds.

About the Author:

Cristina D'Ancona, Ph.D. (1989) in Philosophy, University of Padua, is Research Assistant at the Universitą di Pisa. She has published on Greek and Arabic Neoplatonism.