Platonopolis : Platonic political philosophy in late antiquity /
Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of late antiquity, from Plotinus (3rd century) to the 6th-century schools in Athens and Alexandria, neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in concentrating on an otherworldly life. The author presents a reappraisal.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of late antiquity, from Plotinus (3rd century) to the 6th-century schools in Athens and Alexandria, neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in concentrating on an otherworldly life. The author presents a reappraisal. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 0199257582 9780199257584 0199285535 9780199285532 9780191531521 0191531529 9780191717819 0191717819 1282060821 9781282060821 9786612060823 6612060824 |