Philosophy in Late Antiquity

by Andrew Smith

Philosophy in Late Antiquity provides an essential new introduction to the key ideas of the Neoplatonists, which affected approaches to Plato as late as the nineteenth century. Andrew Smith shows how they influenced Christian thought and his approach not only allows us to appreciate these philosophical ideas in their own right, but it also gives us significant insights into the mentality of the age which produced them.

Genres: Philosophy

168 pages, Hardcover

First published June 24, 2004

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[Garrett Peters · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book serves as a basic introduction to Neoplatonism with a major emphasis on Plotinus. Easy to read, avoids unnecessary technicality. But only an introduction, and not as thorough as, say, Perl's or Gerson's work on the Neoplatonists