Neoplatonism and the philosophy of nature [electronic resource] / [edited by] James Wilberding and Christoph Horn.

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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceISBN:

9780191739019 (ebook) :

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186.4 23

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B517

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Summary: This volume dispels the idea that Platonism was an otherworldly enterprise which neglected thestudy of the natural world. Leading scholars examine how the Platonists of late antiquity sought to understand and explain natural phenomena: their essays offer a new understanding of the metaphysics of Platonism, and its place in the history of science.

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This volume dispels the idea that Platonism was an otherworldly enterprise which neglected thestudy of the natural world. Leading scholars examine how the Platonists of late antiquity sought to understand and explain natural phenomena: their essays offer a new understanding of the metaphysics of Platonism, and its place in the history of science.

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