The Pythagorean idea that numbers are the key to understanding reality inspired philosophers in late Antiquity (4th and 5th centuries A.D.) to develop theories in physics and metaphysics based on mathematical models. This book draws on some newly discovered evidence, including fragments of Iamblichus's On Pythagoreanism, to examine these early theories and trace their influence on later Neoplatonists (particularly Proclus and Syrianus) and on medieval and early modern philosophy.
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"Exemplary....Commendable in its balance, clarity, and judiciousness."--Ancient Philosophy
"By carefully and lucidly analyzing the way Iamblichus appropriated Pythagorean mathematical ideas to give new direction to the Platonic movement, O'Meara offers us new evidence for the decisive role the philosopher Iamblichus played in the shaping of the Neoplatonic tradition....This work adds significantly to our understanding of the Neoplatonic tradition and is required reading for scholars in the field of late Antique philosophy. It is well written, and will reward the effort of the more general reader as well." --Religious Studies Review
"Let me recommend this book not only to those whose research includes late Greek thought, but to all who are interested in the relationship of mathematics to either philosophy or science. This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into an often neglected aspect of Greek philosophy and science."--Review of Metaphysics
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Dominic J. O'Meara is at University of Fribourg.
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PLOTINUS had been dead some thirty years when his pupil Porphyry published on the threshold of the fourth century AD the definitive edition of his master's works. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
theological arithmetic, general mathematical science, four mathematical sciences, divine dyad, first prologue, physical number, divine number, second prologue, first ten numbers, divine monad, demonstrative method, mathematical numbers, general mathematics, superior souls, immaterial realities, geometric proportion, fallen souls, higher science Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Elements of Theology, Golden Verses, Plato's Timaeus, Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Metaphysics, Elements of Physics, Plato's Phaedrus, Timaeus of Locri, Euclid's Elements, Michael Psellus, Plato's Philebus, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Life of Pythagoras, Plato's Academy, Plato's Parmenides, Plutarch of Athens, Pythagoreanize Platonic, Aristotle's Categories, Platonic Forms, Western Medieval New!
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theological arithmetic, general mathematical science, four mathematical sciences, divine dyad, first prologue, physical number, divine number, second prologue, first ten numbers, divine monad, demonstrative method, mathematical numbers, general mathematics, superior souls, immaterial realities, geometric proportion, fallen souls, higher science Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Elements of Theology, Golden Verses, Plato's Timaeus, Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Metaphysics, Elements of Physics, Plato's Phaedrus, Timaeus of Locri, Euclid's Elements, Michael Psellus, Plato's Philebus, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Life of Pythagoras, Plato's Academy, Plato's Parmenides, Plutarch of Athens, Pythagoreanize Platonic, Aristotle's Categories, Platonic Forms, Western Medieval New!
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