Title Authority and authoritative texts in the Platonist tradition / edited by Michael Erler, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany, Jan Erik Heßler, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany, Federico M. Petrucci, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy, with the collaboration of Michael McOsker, Ohio Wesleyan University

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Description 1 online resource (x, 283 pages) : illustrations Summary "All disciplines can count on a noble founder, and the representation of this founder as an authority is key in order to construe a discipline's identity. This book sheds light on how Plato and other authorities were represented in one of the most long-lasting traditions of all time. It leads the reader through exegesis and polemics, recovery of the past and construction of a philosophical identity. From Xenocrates to Proclus, from the sceptical shift to the re-establishment of dogmatism, from the Mosaic of the Philosophers to the Neoplatonist Commentaries, the construction of authority emerges as a way of access to the core of the Platonist tradition"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 03, 2021) Subject Plato. Plato -- Influence SUBJECT Plato fast Subject Philosophy, Ancient. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Philosophy, Ancient Form Electronic book Author Erler, Michael, editor Hessler, Jan Erik, editor Petrucci, Federico M., 1985- editor. LC no. 2020045274 ISBN 9781108921596 1108921590 110891568X 9781108915687

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