What is Neoplatonism?

Описание к видео What is Neoplatonism?

This video is part of an amazing collaboration with ESOTERICA, Seekers of Unity, Angela's Symposium, The Modern Hermeticist and John Vervaeke. You can find their videos on Neoplatonism below:
ESOTERICA:    • The Ancient Neo-Platonist Attack on G...  
Seekers of Unity:    • From Neoplatonism to Kabbalah: A Myst...  
Angela's Symposium:    • Plotinus & Iamblichus on Magic and Th...  
The Modern Hermeticist:    • The Platonic Philosopher's Creed  
John Vervaeke:    • Levels of Intelligibility:  Neoplaton...  

Part 2 of my contribution, tackling Neoplatonism in Islamic thought, hopefully comes out next week!

Sources/Recomended Reading:

Cooper, John M. (ed.) (1997). "Plato: Complete Works". Hackett Publishing Company.

Dillon, John (1996). "The Middle Platonists". Bristol Classical Press.

Gerson, Loyd P. (ed.) (2019). "Plotinus: The Enneads". Cambridge University Press. (This is the translation of the Enneads I have been using in this episode).

Gerson, Loyd P (2008). "Cambridge Companion to Plotinus". Cambridge University Press.

Gregory, John (ed.) (1998). "The Neoplatonists: a reader". Routledge.

Iamblichus "On the Mysteries". Tranlsated by Emma C. Clarke, John M. Dillon & Jackson P. Hershell. Writings from the Graeco-Roman World. Society of Biblical Literature.

Proclus "The Elements of Theology: A Revised Text with Translation, Introduction, and Commentary". Translated by E.R. Dodds. Second Edition. Oxford University Press.

O'Meara, Dominic J. (1999). "Plotinus: An Introduction to the Enneads". Oxford University Press.

Shaw, Gregory (2014). "Theurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblichus". Angelico Press/Sophia Perennis.

Wallis, R.T. (1998). "Neoplatonism". Second Edition. Bristol Classical Paperbacks. Hackett Publishing Company.

Also check out the excellent episodes about Plotinus on the "Secret History of Western Esotericism" pocast: https://shwep.net/

----
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:30 Collaboration
03:06 Intro (Part 2)
05:26 Plotinus - Life and works
18:22 Metaphysical underpinnings
26:46 Ascent & Participatory Metaphysics
35:01 Union with the Nous (Intellect)
36:17 Apophatic nature of the One
39:47 Alone with the Alone: Union with the One?
45:17 Neoplatonism after Plotinus
51:11 Defining Neoplatonism
52:24 The influence of Neoplatonism
54:10 Conclusion


#neoplatonism #philosophy #plotinus

Комментарии

Информация по комментариям в разработке