The Routledge Handbook of Neoplatonism by Remes, Pauliina -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Neoplatonism today PART I: (RE)SOURCES, INSTRUCTION AND INTERACTION

PART II: METHODS AND STYLES OF EXEGESIS

Introduction 7. Aristotelian commentary tradition 8. The non-commentary tradition 9. Plotinus’ style and argument 10. Proclus’ geometrical method

PART III: METAPHYSICS AND METAPHYSICAL PERSPECTIVES

Introduction 11. Metaphysics: the origin of becoming and the resolution of ignorance 12. The metaphysics of the One 13. Number in the metaphysical landscape 14. Substance 15. Matter and evil in the Neoplatonic tradition

PART IV: LANGUAGE, KNOWLEDGE, SOUL AND SELF

Introduction 16. The gift of Hermes: the Neoplatonists on language and philosophy 17. Neoplatonic epistemology: knowledge, truth and intellection 18. Iamblichus on soul 19. From Alexander of Aphrodisias to Plotinus 20. Metaphysics of soul and self in Plotinus 21. Perceptual awareness in the ancient commentators

PART V: NATURE: PHYSICS, MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Introduction 22. Physics and metaphysics 23. Neoplatonism and medicine 24. Humans, other animals, plants and the question of the good: the Platonic and Neoplatonic traditions

PART VI: ETHICS, POLITICAL THEORY AND AESTHETICS

Introduction 25. Plotinus on metaphysics and morality 26. Plotinus on founding freedom in Ennead VI.8[39] 27. Freedom, providence and fate 28. Action, reasoning and the highest good 29. Political theory 30. Plotinus’ aesthetics: in defence of the lifelike

PART VII: LEGACY

Contributors Bibliography Index of passages cited General index