Introduction:
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:
Resources:
- 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)