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- catalog abstract ""This volume presents two texts that are fundamental for the understanding not only of Neoplatonism but also of the conventions of biography in late antiquity. Porphyry's memoir, On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of his Works, is a robust defence of the founder of Neoplatonism against posthumous criticism from astrologers and other philosophers. Written by one of his pupils, Porphyry, it is as much a vindication of its author as an encomium of its subject. Proclus, or On Happiness, also written by a pupil of the master, sets out to show how Proclus had lived his own philosophy. Both of these translations illuminate the ancient view that the worth of a philosopher derived as much from the quality of his life as the merits of his writings. Neither work has received such extensive annotation before in English, and this new commentary makes full use of recent scholarship. The long introduction is intended both as a beginner's guide to Neoplatonism and as a survey of ancient biographical writing."-- Publisher description.".
- catalog alternative "Llives of Plotinus and Proclus by their students".
- catalog contributor b12026001.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""This volume presents two texts that are fundamental for the understanding not only of Neoplatonism but also of the conventions of biography in late antiquity. Porphyry's memoir, On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of his Works, is a robust defence of the founder of Neoplatonism against posthumous criticism from astrologers and other philosophers. Written by one of his pupils, Porphyry, it is as much a vindication of its author as an encomium of its subject. Proclus, or On Happiness, also written by a pupil of the master, sets out to show how Proclus had lived his own philosophy. Both of these translations illuminate the ancient view that the worth of a philosopher derived as much from the quality of his life as the merits of his writings. Neither work has received such extensive annotation before in English, and this new commentary makes full use of recent scholarship. The long introduction is intended both as a beginner's guide to Neoplatonism and as a survey of ancient biographical writing."-- Publisher description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-142) and indexes.".
- catalog extent "lx, 150 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0853236151".
- catalog isPartOf "Translated texts for historians ; v. 35".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "Translated from the Ancient Greek.".
- catalog language "eng grc".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Liverpool : Liverpool University Press,".
- catalog subject "186.4 21".
- catalog subject "B693.Z7 N46 2000".
- catalog subject "Neoplatonism.".
- catalog subject "Plotinus.".
- catalog subject "Proclus, approximately 410-485.".
- catalog title "Llives of Plotinus and Proclus by their students".
- catalog title "Neoplatonic saints : the lives of Plotinus and Proclus by their students / translated with an introduction by Mark Edwards.".
- catalog type "text".