2001, ISBN: 9780801427190

[PU: Cornell University Press.], X, 260 Seiten / p. 16,5 x 1,9 x 24,1 cm, Original Leinen kaschiert mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth laminated with dust jacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wol… Mehr…

[PU: Cornell University Press.], X, 260 Seiten / p. 16,5 x 1,9 x 24,1 cm, Original Leinen kaschiert mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth laminated with dust jacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - Thrasyllus, best known as the Roman emperor Tiberius’ astrologist, figured prominently in the development of ancient Platonism. How prominently and to what effect are questions that have puzzled philosophers down to our day, and these are the questions that Harold Tarrant addresses. His book makes a compelling case for Thrasyllus as the most important editor of Plato’s work. Indoingso, Thrasyllan Platonism unravels some enduring mysteries surrounding Platonic interpretation. -- Thrasyllus was largely responsible for dividing the Platonic corpus into tetralogies, a configuration it retains to this day. This arrangement, Tarrant suggests, serves an interpretive function and reveals a great deal about Thrasyllus’ own thought and his particular brand of Platonism. To understand more fully the principles of Thrasyllan arrangement, Tarrant considers them in light of the editing of philosophical texts in late antiquity, Thrasyllus’ own Platonizing philosophy, and Neopythagorean Platonism in general. He reveals Diogenes Laertius’ probable indebtedness to Thrasyllus, whose influence becomes evident in a variety of other corpus arrangements, including one that Tarrant attributes to Galen. He also exposes unexpected and highly suggestive connections between Thrasyllus’ work and Porphyry’s commentary on Ptolemy’s Harmonics, as well as Moderatus’ interpretation of Plato’s Parmenides. -- With significant implications for our understanding of Plato, Thrasyllan Platonism will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in classics, ancient philosophy, or the hi, DE, [SC: 4.50], gebraucht; gut, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 585g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<

1993, ISBN: 9780801427190

Hbk 260pp an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as, Cornell Univ Press, 1993, 5