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Iamblichus' de Anima: Text, Translation, and Commentary
Iamblichus (245-325), successor to Plotinus and Porphyry, brought a new religiosity to Neoplatonism. His theory of the soul is at the heart of his philosophical system. For Iamblichus, the human soul is so far inferior to the divine that its salvation depends not on philosophy alone (as it did for Plotinus) but on the aid of the gods and other divinities. This edition of the fragments of Iamblichus' major work on the soul, De Anima, is accompanied by the first English translation of the work and a commentary which explains the philosophical background and Iamblichus' doctrine of the soul. Included too are excerpts from the Pseudo-Simplicius and Priscianus (also translated with commentary) that shed further light on Iamblichus' treatise.
Book Details
- Publisher: Brill
- Publish Date: Aug 30th, 2002
- Pages: 316
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.58in - 6.48in - 0.97in - 1.53lb
- EAN: 9789004125100
- Categories: • Movements - Humanism• Interior Design - General• History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
About the Author
John F. Finamore is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa. He has published extensively on the Neoplatonic philosophers, including Iamblichus and the Vehicle of the Soul (Scholars Press, 1985).
John M. Dillon, Regius Professor of Greek in Trinity College, Dublin, has published extensively on all aspects of the ancient Platonist tradition. In particular, he has edited the fragments of Iamblichus' commentaries on the Platonic dialogues, in the Philosophia Antiqua series (1972), and more recently, co-edited his De Mysteriis, (2002).
John M. Dillon, Regius Professor of Greek in Trinity College, Dublin, has published extensively on all aspects of the ancient Platonist tradition. In particular, he has edited the fragments of Iamblichus' commentaries on the Platonic dialogues, in the Philosophia Antiqua series (1972), and more recently, co-edited his De Mysteriis, (2002).
Praise for this book
'...superb editions.'
John Bussanich, Ancient Philosophy, 2005.
'...an important work easily accessible for the students of Neoplatonism.'
Robbert M. van den Berg, Hermathena, 2003.
John Bussanich, Ancient Philosophy, 2005.
'...an important work easily accessible for the students of Neoplatonism.'
Robbert M. van den Berg, Hermathena, 2003.