Eros in Neoplatonism and its Reception in Christian Philosophy: Exploring Love in Plotinus, Proclus and Dionysius the Areopagite
Author:   Dimitrios A. Vasilakis
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781472985217


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 June 2022
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Author:   Dimitrios A. Vasilakis
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781472985217


ISBN 10:   1472985214
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 June 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface Abstract and Key-words Introduction Chapter 1: Plotinus and Enneads III.5.[50]: “On Love” 1.1. The ontological status of Soul’s Eros 1.2. Potential objections and answers 1.3. Nous and Eros 1.4. Conclusions Chapter 2: Proclus on the First Alcibiades 2.1. Providential and Reversive eros: Proclus versus Plotinus? 2.2. Locating Eros in the intelligible hierarchy Chapter 3 Dionysius and the Divine Names 3.1. Divine Eros and its function 3.2. From Christian agape to the Christification of Eros Epilogue Bibliography Index

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This is an imaginative book ... His argument is successful because he pays attention to textual nuances. * The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition *


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Dimitrios A. Vasilakis received his PhD from King’s College London, UK and completed a post-doc in Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany.

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