Taurus of Beirut: The Other Side of Middle Platonism

Author:   Federico M. Petrucci
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   288
Publication Date:   14 August 2020
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Author:   Federico M. Petrucci
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367592158


ISBN 10:   0367592150
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   14 August 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface, Abbreviations, Introduction, Chapter 1: Taurus in Context, Chapter 2: Taurus on Plato’s Cosmogony. Middle Platonism and Literalism, Chapter 3: Taurus’ Cosmology. The Other Side of Middle Platonism, Chapter 4: Taurus and Middle Platonist Exegesis, Epilogue, Appendix: Taurus of Beirut: A New Collection of Texts with English Translation, Concordances, Bibliography, Index

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"""Federico M. Petrucci offers a lucid and fascinating overview of Calvenus Taurus, a thinker who played an important, and so far unnoticed, role in the history of post-Hellenistic philosophy. Through a fresh analysis of extant sources, he brilliantly shows that Taurus did radically reshape the coordinates of Platonism, especially in the fields of cosmology and theology, and at the same time makes a case for the existence of a distinctive methodological core of Middle Platonist exegesis. Written in a clear style and singularly rich in its conclusions, this book will certainly become a reference point for all interested in the philosophy of the Imperial age."" - Mauro Bonazzi, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy ""This book is remarkable in its mastery of philology and the rigor of its interpretation."" - Luc Brisson, Centre Jean Pépin, CNRS-ENS Paris, France ""It is no exaggeration to describe Petrucci’s study as an impressive and revolutionary portrayal of Taurus, embedded in an exciting account of the battle for Middle Platonic doctrine."" - Christina Hoenig, University of Pittsburgh, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"


Federico M. Petrucci offers a lucid and fascinating overview of Calvenus Taurus, a thinker who played an important, and so far unnoticed, role in the history of post-Hellenistic philosophy. Through a fresh analysis of extant sources, he brilliantly shows that Taurus did radically reshape the coordinates of Platonism, especially in the fields of cosmology and theology, and at the same time makes a case for the existence of a distinctive methodological core of Middle Platonist exegesis. Written in a clear style and singularly rich in its conclusions, this book will certainly become a reference point for all interested in the philosophy of the Imperial age. - Mauro Bonazzi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy This book is remarkable in its mastery of philology and the rigor of its interpretation. - Luc Brisson, Centre Jean Pepin, CNRS-ENS Paris, France It is no exaggeration to describe Petrucci's study as an impressive and revolutionary portrayal of Taurus, embedded in an exciting account of the battle for Middle Platonic doctrine. - Christina Hoenig, University of Pittsburgh, Bryn Mawr Classical Review


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Federico M. Petrucci is a Junior Research Fellow at the Department of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University, UK.

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