Simplicius the Neoplatonist in Light of Contemporary Research | A Critical Review

Ilsetraut Hadot

ISBN 10: 3896658948 / ISBN 13: 9783896658944

Published by Academia Verlag, 2020

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Simplicius the Neoplatonist in Light of Contemporary Research | A Critical Review | Ilsetraut Hadot | Taschenbuch | 262 S. | Englisch | 2020 | Academia Verlag | EAN 9783896658944 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Waldseestr. 3-5, 76530 Baden-Baden, nomos[at]nomos[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simplicius the Neoplatonist in Light of Contemporary Research | A Critical Review
• Publisher: Academia Verlag
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3896658948
• ISBN 13: 9783896658944
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 19W x 156H x 228D millimeters 19 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 228 millimeters depth
• Weight: 429 grams
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Synopsis

This book, translated from the French, offers a synthesis of modern research devoted to Simplicius's life and to three of his five commentaries: On Epictetus' Handbook, On Aristotle's De anima, On Aristotle's Categories. Its biographical part brings to light the historical role played by this Neoplatonic philosopher. Born in Cilicia, Asia Minor, he studied in Alexandria and Athens and apparently ended his life teaching in Syria on the frontier between the Byzantine and Sassanide Empires. His role was that of a mediator between the Greco-Roman world and philosophy and Syriac philosophy, which would feed Arabic philosophy at its beginning. The second part of the book, devoted to doctrinal and authorship issues, also deals with the underlying pedagogical curriculum and methods proper to Neoplatonic commentaries, which modern interpretation all too often tends to neglect in studies on Simplicius and other Neoplatonists.