Neoplatonic Philosophy: Introductory Readings

The most comprehensive collection of Neoplatonic writings available in English, this volume provides translations of the central texts of four major figures of the Neoplatonic tradition: Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. The general Introduction gives an overview of the period and takes a brief but revealing look at the history of ancient philosophy from the viewpoint of the Neoplatonists. Historical background--essential for understanding these powerful, difficult, and sometimes obscure thinkers--is provided in extensive footnotes, which also include cross-references to other works relevant to particular passages.

• Neoplatonism (Hackett Classics)
• Plotinus: The Enneads
• Neoplatonism (Ancient Philosophies)
• Pursuing & Praising God: Augustine's Confessions
• The Platonic Tradition
• The Collected Dialogues of Plato: Including the Letters (Bollingen Series LXXI)
• Neoplatonic Saints: The Lives of Plotinus and Proclus by their Students (Translated Texts for Historians LUP)
• Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works (Classics of Western Spirituality (Paperback)) (English and Ancient Greek Edition)
• Hellenistic Philosophy (Hackett Classics)
• The Basic Works of Aristotle (Modern Library Classics)