Reading ancient texts : essays in honour of Denis O'Brien. / Volume II, : Aristotle and neoplatonism / / edited by Suzanne Stern-Gillet and Kevin Corrigan.

What is the history of philosophy? Is it history or is it philosophy or is it by some strange alchemy a confluence of the two? The contributors to the present volume of essays have tackled this seemingly simple, but in reality difficult and controversial, question, by drawing on their specialised kn...

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Superior document:Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 162
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Year of Publication:2007
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 162.
Physical Description:1 online resource (310 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials / S. Stern-Gillet and K. Corrigan
  • Aristotle’s Conception Of Dunamis And Techne / Carlo Natali
  • Aristotle And The Starting Point Of Moral Development: The Notion Of Natural Virtue / Cristina Viano
  • Akrasia And Moral Education In Aristotle / John J. Cleary
  • Effective Primary Causes: The Notion Of Contact And The Possibility Of Acting Without Being Affected In Aristotle’s De Generatione Et Corruptione / Thomas Buchheim
  • The Organization Of The Soul: Some Overlooked Aspects Of Interpretation From Plato To Late Antiquity / Kevin Corrigan
  • The Final Metamorphosis: Narrative Voice In The Prologue Of Apuleius’ Golden Ass / Frederic M. Schroeder
  • Plotinus: Omnipresence And Transcendence Of The One In VI 5[23] / Gary M. Gurtler
  • The Concept Of Will In Plotinus / Christoph Horn
  • Divine Freedom In Plotinus And Iamblichus (Tractate VI 8 (39) 7, 11–15 And De Mysteriis III, 17–20) / Jean-Marc Narbonne
  • Was The Vita Plotini Known In Arab Philosophical Circles? / Pierre Thillet
  • Friendship And Transgression: Luminosus Limes Amicitiae (Augustine, Confessions 2.2.2) And The Themes Of Confessions 2 / Gerard O’Daly
  • Augustine And The Philosophical Foundations Of Sincerity / Suzanne Stern-Gillet
  • Innovation And Continuity In The History Of Philosophy / David Evans
  • Bibliography / Denis O’Brien
  • Subject Index / S. Stern-Gillet and K. Corrigan
  • Index Of Names / S. Stern-Gillet and K. Corrigan.