Plotinus & Iamblichus on Magic and Theurgy

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What's Plotinus's idea of Magic? Why is theurgy so important for Iamblichus? Emanationism, Sympathy, Antipathy and Neoplatonic cosmology.

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PRIMARY SOURCES
Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians https://amzn.to/3I7C0rh
Iamblichus de Anima https://amzn.to/3VtewQK
Plotinus: Complete Works https://amzn.to/3YOS8UR

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Armstrong, A.H. 1955. Was Plotinus a Magician ? Phronesis. 1(1), pp.73–79.
Copenhaver, B.P. 2015. Magic in Western Culture: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Finamore, J.E. 1999. Plotinus and Iamblichus on Magic and Theurgy. Dionysius. 17, pp.83–94.
Helleman, W.E. 2010. Plotinus and Magic. The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition. 4(2), pp.114–146.
Merlan, P. 1953. Plotinus and Magic. Isis. 44(4), pp.341–348.
Sheppard, A. 1982. Proclus’ Attitude to Theurgy. The Classical Quarterly. 32(1), pp.212–224.
Wildberg, C. 2021. Neoplatonism In: E. N. Zalta, ed. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [Online]. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. [Accessed 24 December 2022]. Available from: https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/w....

00:00 Introduction: Plotinus & Iamblichus
01:28 What is Neoplatonism?
04:12 Plotinus
04:52 Iamblicus
05:34 Their opposing views
12:20 Summary
13:25 The collaboration participants
14:17 Support Angela’s Symposium


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