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Author:   Francesco Pelosi (Università degli Studi, Pisa) ,  Federico M. Petrucci (Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781108940955

ISBN 10:   1108940951
Pages:   367
Publication Date:   10 March 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Francesco Pelosi and Federico Maria Petrucci; 1. Scala nature and music: two models in Philo's thought Carlos Lévy; 2. Music and Plutarch's Platonic cosmos Bram Demulder; 3. The harmoniser god: harmony as a cosmological model in middle Platonist theology Federico M. Petrucci; 4. Alexander of Aphrodisias and musical models for ontological enquiries Laura M. Castelli; 5. How to resist musical dogmatism: the aim and methods of Pyrrhonian inquiry in Sextus Empiricus' 'Against the Musicologists' (Math. VI) Máté Veres; 6. Shifting epistemological perspectives in Ptolemy's 'Harmonics': from the science of sound to the study of music Andrew Barker; 7. Musical imagery in Clement of Alexandria and Origen: the Greek musical world revised and accepted Francesco Pelosi; 8. Plotinus on music, rhythm, and harmony Alexandra Michalewski; 9. Porphyry's 'Commentary on Ptolemy's Harmonics': questions of philosophic and scientific identity Harold Tarrant; 10. The music of the virtues in late ancient Platonism Dominic O'Meara; 11. Harmonics as theological paradigm in Proclus Stephen Gersh; 12. Calcidius on cosmic harmony Christina Hoenig; 13. Harmonia in Philoponus' 'Commentary on Nicomachus' introduction to arithmetic' Giovanna R. Giardina.

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'the collection is welcome and will serve as an excellent entry point to important thought about music linked directly to the antique roots of modern philosophy. Because there are no musical examples and the references to classical languages are translated into idiomatic English, laypersons - even those unfamiliar with the classical period - should not meet obstacles or have accessibility problems. Readers, whether in classics or in music, will find these essays invaluable for making inroads into a period long overlooked in music history. Highly recommended.' M. Dineen, Choice Connect 'This is a wonderful collection of papers, which shows how significant the model of music was in late antiquity for understanding a number of philosophical issues.' George Karamanolis, Greek and Roman Musical Studies

'the collection is welcome and will serve as an excellent entry point to important thought about music linked directly to the antique roots of modern philosophy. Because there are no musical examples and the references to classical languages are translated into idiomatic English, laypersons - even those unfamiliar with the classical period - should not meet obstacles or have accessibility problems. Readers, whether in classics or in music, will find these essays invaluable for making inroads into a period long overlooked in music history. Highly recommended.' M. Dineen, Choice Connect

Author Information

Francesco Pelosi is Lecturer of History of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Pisa. His main field of study concerns the interaction between music and philosophy in ancient Greece, with a special focus on the mind-body relationship and theories of perception. He is the author of Plato on Music, Soul and Body (Cambridge, 2010). Federico M. Petrucci is Professor of History of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Turin. His main research areas are Plato and the Platonist Tradition and his publications include the first English translation of the texts of the Platonist Taurus of Beirut (2018).

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