The philosopher and society in late antiquity essays in honour of Peter Brown /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Brown, Peter, 1935-, Smith, Andrew, 1945-, Alt, Karin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Swansea] : Oakville, CT : Classical Press of Wales : Distributor in the U.S., David Brown Bk. Co., 2005.
Temas:
284-476
Philosophers, Ancient > Social conditions > Congresses.
Hellenism > Congresses.
Philosophes anciens > Conditions sociales > Congrès.
Hellénisme > Congrès.
Hellenism.
Intellectual life.
Politics and government.
Rome > Politics and government > 284-476 > Congresses.
Rome > Intellectual life > Congresses.
Rome > Politique et gouvernement > 284-476 > Congrès.
Rome (Empire)
Conference papers and proceedings.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Philosophy as a profession in late antiquity
  • 2. Movers and Shakers
  • 3. The social concern of the Plotinian sage
  • 4. Action and contemplation in Plotinus
  • 5. Man and daimones: do the daimones influence man's life?
  • 6. A Neoplatonist ethics for high-level officials: Sopratros' Letter to Himerios
  • 7. Live unnoticed! The invisible Neoplatonic politician
  • 8. Apamea and the Chaldaean Oracles: A holy city and a holy book
  • 9. Sages, cities and temples: Aspects of late antique Pythagorism?
  • 10. Asceticism and administration in the life of St John Chrysostom
  • 11. Where Greeks and Christians meet: Two incidents in Panopolis and Gaza
  • 12. Divine names and sordid deals in Ammonius's Alexandria
  • 13. An Alexandrian Christian response to fifth-century Neoplatonic influence
  • 14. Appendix: Harran, the Sabians and the late Platonist 'movers'
  • Index

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