Platonic legacies
by Sallis, John
fromSUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy
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Presents what philosophical ethics can be like if freed from the idealizing and reductive pressures of conventional moral theory, making the case that moral imagination is a key part of human virtue by showing the variety of roles it plays in our practical and evaluative lives.-…
Timothy Chappell develops a picture of what philosophical ethics can be like, once set aside from conventional moral theory. He asks 'how are we to know what to do?', and answers 'by developing our moral imaginations' - a key part of human excellence, which plays many roles in o…
How was the world generated and how does matter continue to be ordered so that the world can continue functioning? Questions like these have existed as long as humanity has been capable of rational thought. In antiquity, Plato's Timaeus introduced the concept of the Demiurge, or…
"This Festschrift honors the life and work of John D. Turner (Charles J. Mach University Professor of Classics and History at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln) on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Professor Turner's work has been of profound importance for the study of the…
"This Festschrift honors the life and work of John D. Turner (Charles J. Mach University Professor of Classics and History at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln) on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Professor Turner's work has been of profound importance for the study of the…
"This Festschrift honors the life and work of John D. Turner (Charles J. Mach University Professor of Classics and History at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln) on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Professor Turner's work has been of profound importance for the study of the…
The Middle Platonists consists of detailed chapters on figures of the period, outlining the Life and Works, Philosophy and conclusion for each Platonist. ‘Dillon's excellent work is the first book-length study in any language of the whole development of Platonism in the 300 year…
The middle platonists: 80 B.C. to A.D. 220
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