Publication

2021 - University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

Language

English

Word Count

70,750 words, Guess

Page Count

283 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCB395.A98 2020

Description

"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"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Authority and Authoritative Texts in the Platonist TraditionUniversity of Cambridge ESOL Examinations2021

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