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Platonopolis : Platonic political philosophy in late antiquity /

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Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of late antiquity, from Plotinus (3rd century) to the 6th-century schools in Athens and Alexandria, neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in concentrating on an otherworldly life. The author presents a reappraisal.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Meara, Dominic J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Platonists.
Political science > Philosophy.
Platoniciens.
Science politique > Philosophie.
Platonism.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Platonists
Political science > Philosophy
Neoplatonisme.
Politieke filosofie.
Platonisme.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of late antiquity, from Plotinus (3rd century) to the 6th-century schools in Athens and Alexandria, neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in concentrating on an otherworldly life. The author presents a reappraisal.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 249 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and indexes.
ISBN:0199257582
9780199257584
0199285535
9780199285532
9780191531521
0191531529
9780191717819
0191717819
1282060821
9781282060821
9786612060823
6612060824