Iamblichus: On the General Science of Mathematics

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John Dillon (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK)

Iamblichus

On the General Science of Mathematics

John Dillon (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland), Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK), J O Urmson (University of British Columbia Canada) , Richard Sorabji (Late of University of Oxford UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
30 December 2021

Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy of mathematics

Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

On the General Science of Mathematics is the third of four surviving works out of ten by Iamblichus (c. 245 CE–early 320s) on the Pythagoreans. He thought the Pythagoreans had treated mathematics as essential for drawing the human soul upwards to higher realms described by Plato, and downwards to understand the physical cosmos, the products of arts and crafts and the order required for an ethical life.

His Pythagorean treatises use edited quotation to re-tell the history of philosophy, presenting Plato and Aristotle as passing on the ideas invented by Pythagoras and his early followers. Although his quotations tend to come instead from Plato and later Pythagoreanising Platonists, this re-interpretation had a huge impact on the Neoplatonist commentators in Athens. Iamblichus’ cleverness, if not to the same extent his re-interpretation, was appreciated by the commentators in Alexandria.

Edited by: John Dillon (Trinity College Dublin Ireland), Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK), J O Urmson (University of British Columbia Canada), Richard Sorabji (Late of University of Oxford UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 259g
ISBN: 9781350194847
ISBN 10: 1350194840
Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 30 December 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Richard Sorabji Conventions Abbreviations Introduction Sebastian Gertz Iamblichus’ Projects and Genres Richard Sorabji Textual Emendations Translation Notes Bibliography English-Greek Glossary Greek-English Index Index of Passages Subject Index

John Dillon is Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. J.O. Urmson was Tutor in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK, and Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Stanford University, USA.