Plotinus the master and the apotheosis of Imperial Platonism /

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Author / Creator:Altman, William H. F., 1955- author.
Imprint:Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]
Description:xxviii, 444 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13413212
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ISBN:9781666944396
1666944394
9781666944402
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"With both the Roman Empire and contemporary scholarship as backdrop, this book contrasts the Imperial Platonism of Plotinus with Plato's own by distinguishing one as a master enlightening disciples, and the other as an Athenian teacher who taught students to discover the truth for themselves in the Academy"--
Other form:Online version: Altman, William H. F., 1955- Plotinus the master and the apotheosis of imperial Platonism Lanham : Lexington Books, [024] 9781666944402

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