Platonopolis : Platonic political philosophy in late antiquity /

Platonopolis : Platonic political philosophy in late antiquity /

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Author / Creator:O'Meara, Dominic J.
Imprint:Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 249 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Platonists.
Political science -- Philosophy.
Platonists.
Political science -- Philosophy.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11151689
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ISBN:0199257582
9780199257584
0199285535
9780199285532
9780191531521
0191531529
9780191717819
0191717819
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-229) and indexes.
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Summary:Conventional wisdom suggests that the Platonist philosophers of late antiquity, from Plotinus (3rd century) to the 6th-century schools in Athens and Alexandria, neglected the political dimension of their Platonic heritage in concentrating on an otherworldly life. The author presents a reappraisal.
Other form:Print version: O'Meara, Dominic J. Platonopolis. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003 0199257582
Standard no.:9780199257584

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