Eros in Neoplatonism and its reception in Christian philosophy exploring love in Plotinus, Proclus and Dionysius the Areopagite

Eros in Neoplatonism and its reception in Christian philosophy exploring love in Plotinus, Proclus and Dionysius the Areopagite

Speaking to vital scholarship in ancient philosophy, including contemporary Greek academia, Dimitrios A. Vasilakis examines the notion of Love (Eros) in the key texts of Neoplatonic philosophers; Plotinus, Proclus, and the Church Father, Dionysius the Areopagite. The book outlines the crucial interp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vasilakis, Dimitrios A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Resource
Language:English
Published: London Bloomsbury Academic [2012, 2020]
Subjects:
Plotinus. > III, 5 (50) > Enneads.
Proclus > approximately 410-485. > Alcibiades I.
Pseudo-Dionysius > the Areopagite.
Neoplatonism.
Platonic love.
Love > Philosophy.
Erōs (The Greek word)
Christianity > Philosophy > History > To 1500.
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