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Iamblichus on Divination: Divine Power and Human Intuition
, 2017 Peter T. Struck
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Dionysius, Iamblichus, and Proclus
2022Abstract The author who wrote under the name of Dionysius the Areopagite was deeply immersed in the Neoplatonic tradition, and owes an especial debt to the writings of Iamblichus of Chalcis and Proclus diadochus. This chapter explores Dionysius’ appropriation of some of Iamblichus’ and Proclus’ distinctive terminology.
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Self-motion according to Iamblichus
Elenchos, 2012Abstract Iamblichus' theory of self-motion has to be pieced together from various texts and passing remarks. Ever since Aristotle's critique, Plato's concept of the self-motive soul was felt to be problematic. Taking his lead from Plotinus, Iamblichus counters Aristotle's criticism by claiming that true self-motion transcends the ...
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1953
In ch. III and in the last section of ch. IV of Isc Iamblichus had refused to identify the mathematicals with the soul. In ch. IX he insisted that the soul should be identified with all three branches of mathematics. while ch. IX is much more compatible with most of Isc and also with the Timaeus, ch.
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In ch. III and in the last section of ch. IV of Isc Iamblichus had refused to identify the mathematicals with the soul. In ch. IX he insisted that the soul should be identified with all three branches of mathematics. while ch. IX is much more compatible with most of Isc and also with the Timaeus, ch.
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2017
This chapter argues that Iamblichus draws a distinction between two opposed types of divination: on the one hand, ‘true’ or ‘divine’ or ‘authentic’ divination, which is anchored solely to divine power; on the other, ‘non-divine’ divination, which is enmeshed in the material world, attributable to lower-order human cognitive power, and akin to what ...
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This chapter argues that Iamblichus draws a distinction between two opposed types of divination: on the one hand, ‘true’ or ‘divine’ or ‘authentic’ divination, which is anchored solely to divine power; on the other, ‘non-divine’ divination, which is enmeshed in the material world, attributable to lower-order human cognitive power, and akin to what ...
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Iamblichus on Mathematical Entities
2012The purpose of this preamble to identify two models in the ancient tradition capable of describing the nature of mathematical entities by the 'Platonic' one, and the 'Aristotelian' one. This chapter focuses on the idea of the survival of similar issues in Iamblichus, which are interconnected with Neopythagorean models scattered among pseudo-epigraphic ...
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