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Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist Tradition

Edited by Michael Erler, Edited by Jan Erik Heßler, Edited by Federico M. Petrucci

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All disciplines can count on a noble founder, and the representation of this founder as an authority is key in order to construe a discipline's identity. This book sheds light on how Plato and other authorities were represented in one of the most long-lasting traditions of all time. It leads the reader through exegesis and polemics, recovery of the past and construction of a philosophical identity. From Xenocrates to Proclus, from the sceptical shift to the re-establishment of dogmatism, from the Mosaic of the Philosophers to the Neoplatonist Commentaries, the construction of authority emerges as a way of access to the core of the Platonist tradition.

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Publisher | Cambridge University Press
Published date | 6 Apr 2023
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 293
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 430g
ISBN | 978-1-1089-2606-5
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BISAC | philosophy / history & surveys / ancient & classical


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