Platonism and forms of intelligence

The volume contains a collection of papers presented at the International Symposium, which took place in Hvar, Croatia, in 2006. In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in the study of Plato, Platonism and Neoplatonism. Taking the position that it is of vital importance to establish an ongoing dialogue among scientists, artists, academics, theologians and philosophers concerning pressing issues of common interest to humankind, this collection of papers endeavours to bridge the gap between contemporary research in Platonist philosophy and other fields where insights gained from the study of Plato and Platonist philosophy can be of consequence and benefit. Authors: Werner Beierwaltes, Luc Brisson, Amber Carpenter, John Dillon, Jonathan Doner, Franco Ferrari, Francesco Fronterotta, F.A.J. de Haas, Aaron Hughes, Byron Kaldis, Daniel Kolak, Thomas Leinkauf, Dionysis Mentzeniotis, Jean-Marc Narbonne, Giannis Stamatellos, Vladimir Stoupel, Patrick Quinn, Jure Zovko and Marie-Élize Zovko.

Proceedings of an international symposium held i n Hvar, Croatia, October 9-13, 2006.

Contents -- Preface -- Platonism and Forms of Intelligence -- 1. PLATONISM AND THE PHYSICAL AND SENSIBLECONDITIONS OF INTELLIGENCE -- The Origin and Nature of Intelligence -- Embodying Intelligence Animals and Us in Plato's Timaeus -- The Question of Platonic Division and Modern Epistemology -- Intelligenza e Intelligibilità nel Timeo di Platone -- 2. PLATONISM AND THE ETHICAL NATURE OF INTELLIGENCE -- Irony and the Care of the Soul in Plato's Early Dialogues

Stepping into the Same Rivers Consciousness, Personal Identity, and the Metaphysical Foundationsfor Global Ethics3. PLATONISM ON THE INTELLIGENT CONDITIONS OF INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGIBILITY -- Thinking about Thought An inquiry into the life of Platonism -- Zum Begriff des, Geistes' in der FrÃ?hen NeuzeitÃœberlegungen am Beispiel Francesco Patrizi da Chersos -- Reminiscence in Plato -- Platonismo e scienze della mente: cosa Ã? l'intuizione? -- 4. PLATONISM ON INTELLECT, INFINITY, AND THEINTELLIGIBILITY OF CONCEPTS OF GOD -- The Notion of Infinity in Plotinus and Cantor

Nous: Unity In Difference*The One of the Soul and the Flower of the Intellect Special Modes of Knowing in Later Neoplatonism -- The Influence of Platonism o…