Sallust: On the Gods and the World / The Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus / Five Hymns [Hardcover]

Sallust (Author), Thomas Taylor (Translator), Manly P. Hall (Preface)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1973 | ISBN-10: 0893144010 | ISBN-13: 978-0893144012

Translated by Thomas Taylor

Introductory Preface by Manly P. Hall

Sallust was a Neoplatonic philosopher who flourished in the fourth century A.D. and is said to have written the present work for the benefit of Emperor Julian. Taylor's added notes and commentaries give valuable insights into the essential meaning, which is often obscure in the actual texts. This volume also includes translations of The Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus and Proclus' Five Hymns, along with Five Hymns by Thomas Taylor; it is a photographic facsimile of the extremely scarce original edition of 1795.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Greek (translation)

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The Philosophical Research Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1934 for the purpose of assisting thoughtful persons to live more graciously and constructively in a confused and troubled world. The Society is entirely free from educational, political, or ecclesiastical control. Dedicated to an idealistic approach to the solution of human problems, the Society's program stresses the need for the integration of religion, philosophy, and the science of psychology into one system of instruction. The goal of this instruction is to enable the individual to develop a mature philosophy of life, to recognize his proper responsibilities and opportunities, and to understand and appreciate his place in the unfolding universal pattern.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 171 pages
• Publisher: Philosophical Research Society (June 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893144010
• ISBN-13: 978-0893144012
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,882,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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