Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition
Michael Erler editor Federico M Petrucci editor Jan Erik Heßler editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:4th Mar '21
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Sheds light on the meaning, import and philosophical outlook of the notion of authority throughout the Platonist tradition.
All disciplines can count on a noble founder, and the representation of this founder as an authority is key in order to construe a discipline's identity. This innovative volume explores how Plato and other authorities were represented in one of the most long-lasting traditions of all time.All disciplines can count on a noble founder, and the representation of this founder as an authority is key in order to construe a discipline's identity. This book sheds light on how Plato and other authorities were represented in one of the most long-lasting traditions of all time. It leads the reader through exegesis and polemics, recovery of the past and construction of a philosophical identity. From Xenocrates to Proclus, from the sceptical shift to the re-establishment of dogmatism, from the Mosaic of the Philosophers to the Neoplatonist Commentaries, the construction of authority emerges as a way of access to the core of the Platonist tradition.
'The volume is a success. It addresses problems about conceptions of authority, a topic that is rightly seeing growing interest by historians of philosophy, in the diverse yet cognate contexts of the Platonic tradition. Its contributions are engaging and provoke thought on a wide range of material.' Peter Osorio, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
'The importance of this volume goes far beyond the field of Platonic studies.' Olga Alieva, Méthexis
ISBN: 9781108844000
Dimensions: 150mm x 230mm x 20mm
Weight: 560g
320 pages