Platonic Philosophy

Introduction:

  • Introduction: What is Platonism?
  • The Life of Plato
  • Paideia: The Way of the Student

Pages on Neoplatonism (to be discussed in class):

  • Zeke Mazur - Unio Magica, Part 1: On the Magical Origins of Plotinus' Mysticism (link, PDF)
  • Zeke Mazur - Unio Magica, Part 2: Plotinus, Theurgy, and the Question of Ritual (link, PDF)
  • Sara Rappe - Porphyry and the Platonic-Aristotelian Tradition (link, PDF)
  • Edward Watts - Philosophical Life in the Sixth Century? Damascius, Simplicius, and the Return from Persia (link, PDF)

Notes on Platonic Praxis:

  • On Theurgy

Resources:

  • Library
  • Classes in North Texas

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