Physics and philosophy of nature in Greek Neoplatonism : proceedings of the European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop (Il Ciocco, Castelvecchio Pascoli, June 22-24, 2006) / edited by Riccardo Chiaradonna and Franco Trabattoni.

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European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop (2006 : Il Ciocco, Castelvecchio-Pascoli, Italy)

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TextLanguage: English, French Series: Philosophia antiqua ; v. 115.Publication details: Leiden, NL : Brill, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 317 pages)Content type:

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9789004173804
9004173803
9789047427261
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9781282400870
9786612400872
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Physics and philosophy of nature in Greek Neoplatonism.DDC classification:

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B517 .E87 2006eb

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Introduction -- Riccardo Chiaradonna, Franco Trabattoni; Contre le mouvement rectiligne naturel : Trois adversaires (Xénarque, Ptolémée, Plotin) pour une thèse -- Marwan Rashed; Le traité de Galien Sur la Démonstration et sa postérité tardo-antique -- Riccardo Chiaradonna; Plotinus on quality and immanent form -- George Karamanolis; As we are always speaking of them and using their names on every occasion. Plotinus, Enn. III.7 [45]: Language, experience and the philosophy of time in Neoplatonism -- Robbert M. van den Berg

A world of thoughts: Plotinus on nature and contemplation (Enn. III.8 [30] 1-6) -- Christian Wildberg Causality and sensible objects: A comparison between Plotinus and Proclus -- Chiara Russi; Physis as Heimarmene: On some fundamental principles of the Neoplatonic philosophy of nature -- Alessandro Linguiti; The integration of Aristotelian physics in a Neoplatonic context: Proclus on movers and divisibility -- Jan Opsomer; Proclus on matter and physical necessity -- Gerd Van Riel; The divine Earth: Proclus on Timaeus 40 bc -- Carlos Steel; Bibliography

Index of Ancient and Medieval Authors Index of Modern Authors; Index Locorum

Summary: "Traditional scholarship has generally neglected the philosophy of nature in Greek Neoplatonism. In the last few decades, however, this attitude has changed radically. Natural philosophy has increasingly been regarded as a crucial aspect of late antique thought. Furthermore, several studies have outlined the impressive historical legacy of Neoplatonic physics. Building on this new interest, the ten papers published here concentrate on Neoplatonic philosophy of nature from Plotinus to Simplicius, and on its main conceptual features and its relation to the previous philosophical and scientific traditions. The papers were presented at a conference sponsored by the European Science Foundation in Castelvecchio Pascoli in June 2006. This volume makes an important contribution to the understanding of Greek Neoplatonism and its historical significance."--Jacket.

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"Traditional scholarship has generally neglected the philosophy of nature in Greek Neoplatonism. In the last few decades, however, this attitude has changed radically. Natural philosophy has increasingly been regarded as a crucial aspect of late antique thought. Furthermore, several studies have outlined the impressive historical legacy of Neoplatonic physics. Building on this new interest, the ten papers published here concentrate on Neoplatonic philosophy of nature from Plotinus to Simplicius, and on its main conceptual features and its relation to the previous philosophical and scientific traditions. The papers were presented at a conference sponsored by the European Science Foundation in Castelvecchio Pascoli in June 2006. This volume makes an important contribution to the understanding of Greek Neoplatonism and its historical significance."--Jacket.