Essays in later ancient philosophy /

"Essays in Later Ancient Philosophy is a collection of Michael Frede's papers on topics in later ancient philosophy. They centre on pagan and Christian philosophers including Celsus, Numenius, Longinus, Syrianus, Origen, Eusebius, Gregory of Nyssa, and John of Damascus. In the essays, Fred...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Frede, Michael (Author)
Other Authors:	Boys-Stones, G. R. (Editor), Karamanolis, George (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]
Subjects:	Christian philosophy. Philosophy, Ancient. Platonists. Philosophie chrétienne. Philosophie ancienne. Christian philosophy Philosophy, Ancient Platonists

Table of Contents:

Epilogue to The Cambridge history of hellenistic philosophy
Galen's theology
Numenius
Monotheism and pagan philosophy in later antiquity
The early Christian reception of Socrates
Origen's treatise Against Celsus
Celsus philosophus Platonicus
Celsus' attack on the Christians
Eusebius' apologetic writings
Longinus' theory of ideas
Syrianus on Aristotle's Metaphysics
The concept of the individual in the church fathers
Aristotle's Categories and the Greek church fathers
John of Damascus on human action, the will, and human freedom.