Iamblichus and the Foundations of Late Platonism
Edited by Eugene Afonasin, John Dillon, and John F. Finamore
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Biographical note
Eugene Afonasin, D. Phil. (2003, St. Petersburg), Candidate of philosophy
(1997, Moscow), is Professor of ancient philosophy and Roman law at Novosibirsk State University, Russia. His works include books and shorter studies on Gnosticism, Clement of Alexandria, the Neo-Pythagoreans, and Iamblichus’ Letters.
John Dillon, Regius Professor of Greek (Emeritus), at Trinity College Dublin, was educated at Oxford and UC Berkeley. He is author of many works on various aspects of the Platonic tradition, but in particular a number on Iamblichus.
John F. Finamore, Ph.D. (1983) in Classics, Rutgers University, is Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa. He has published extensively on Iamblichus, including (with J. M. Dillon) Iamblichus' De Anima: Text, Translation, and Commentary (Leiden: Brill, 2002).
Contributors: Crystal Addey, Eugene Afonasin, Luc Brisson, John Dillon, Adrien Lecerf, Greg Shaw, Daniela Taormina, Claudia Maggi, Svetlana Mesyats, and John Finamore.
(1997, Moscow), is Professor of ancient philosophy and Roman law at Novosibirsk State University, Russia. His works include books and shorter studies on Gnosticism, Clement of Alexandria, the Neo-Pythagoreans, and Iamblichus’ Letters.
John Dillon, Regius Professor of Greek (Emeritus), at Trinity College Dublin, was educated at Oxford and UC Berkeley. He is author of many works on various aspects of the Platonic tradition, but in particular a number on Iamblichus.
John F. Finamore, Ph.D. (1983) in Classics, Rutgers University, is Professor of Classics at the University of Iowa. He has published extensively on Iamblichus, including (with J. M. Dillon) Iamblichus' De Anima: Text, Translation, and Commentary (Leiden: Brill, 2002).
Contributors: Crystal Addey, Eugene Afonasin, Luc Brisson, John Dillon, Adrien Lecerf, Greg Shaw, Daniela Taormina, Claudia Maggi, Svetlana Mesyats, and John Finamore.
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Scholars and students of ancient philosophy and religion in the late-antique period
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