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- catalog abstract ""Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of Late Antiquity, from Plotinus (third century) to the sixth-century schools in Athens and Alexandria, neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in their concentration on an otherwordly life. Dominic O'Meara presents a reappraisal of these thinkers, arguing that their otherworldliness involved rather than excluded political ideas, and he proposes for the first time a reconstruction of their political philosophy, their conception of the function, structure, and contents of political science, and its relation to political virtue and to the divinization of soul and state." "Among the topics discussed by O'Meara are: philosopher-kings and queens political goals and levels of reform; law, constitutions, justice, and penology; the political function of religion; and the limits of political science and action. He also explores various reactions to these political ideas in the works of Christian and Islamic writers, in particular Eusebius, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, and al-Farabi." "Filling a gap in our understanding, Platonopolis will be of substantial interest to scholars and students of ancient philosophy, classicists, and historians of political thought."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Platonic political philosophy in late antiquity".
- catalog contributor b12859763.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of Late Antiquity, from Plotinus (third century) to the sixth-century schools in Athens and Alexandria, neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in their concentration on an otherwordly life. Dominic O'Meara presents a reappraisal of these thinkers, arguing that their otherworldliness involved rather than excluded political ideas, and he proposes for the first time a reconstruction of their political philosophy, their conception of the function, structure, and contents of political science, and its relation to political virtue and to the divinization of soul and state." "Among the topics discussed by O'Meara are: philosopher-kings and queens political goals and levels of reform; law, constitutions, justice, and penology; the political function of religion; and the limits of political science and action. He also explores various reactions to these political ideas in the works of Christian and Islamic writers, in particular Eusebius, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, and al-Farabi." "Filling a gap in our understanding, Platonopolis will be of substantial interest to scholars and students of ancient philosophy, classicists, and historians of political thought."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-229) and indexes.".
- catalog description "The two functions of political philosophy. -- Neoplatonist philosophers in time, place, and social context. -- Divinization in Greek philosophy. -- The scale of virtues. -- The scale of sciences. -- The curriculum. -- Philosopher -- kings and queens. -- Political science: Legislative. -- Political science: Judicial. -- The political function of religion. -- The limits of political action. -- Eusebius and Augustine. -- Ideals of church and state in the sixth century. -- Platonopolis in Islam: Al-Farabi's perfect state. -- Appendix 1: Themistius and Neoplatonic political philosophy. -- Appendix II: Notes on Platonist rhetor: Sopatros 3.".
- catalog extent "xi, 249 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0199257582 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "320.01 21".
- catalog subject "B517 .O43 2003".
- catalog subject "Platonists.".
- catalog subject "Political science Philosophy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The two functions of political philosophy. -- Neoplatonist philosophers in time, place, and social context. -- Divinization in Greek philosophy. -- The scale of virtues. -- The scale of sciences. -- The curriculum. -- Philosopher -- kings and queens. -- Political science: Legislative. -- Political science: Judicial. -- The political function of religion. -- The limits of political action. -- Eusebius and Augustine. -- Ideals of church and state in the sixth century. -- Platonopolis in Islam: Al-Farabi's perfect state. -- Appendix 1: Themistius and Neoplatonic political philosophy. -- Appendix II: Notes on Platonist rhetor: Sopatros 3.".
- catalog title "Platonic political philosophy in late antiquity".
- catalog title "Platonopolis : Platonic political philosophy in late antiquity / Dominic J. O'Meara.".
- catalog type "text".