Iamblichus on the Soul. A supplementary note to a Russian Translation of Iamblichus of Chalcis’ Letters  Cover Image

Ямвлих о душе. Дополнение к переводу Писем Ямвлиха
Iamblichus on the Soul. A supplementary note to a Russian Translation of Iamblichus of Chalcis’ Letters

Author(s): Eugene Afonasin
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Новосибирский государственный университет
Keywords: Platonism; descend of souls; eschatology; fate; providence

Summary/Abstract: The Letters by the Neoplatonic philosopher Iamblichus of Chalchis (c. 242–325 ce), preserved in a fragmentary form by John of Stobi in his Antologia and translated into Russian in the previous issue of the journal (ΣΧΟΛΗ 4. 1 (2010) 166–193), are now supplemented by two minor testimonia (by Olympiodorus and Damaskius) and a note on the descend of souls in Later Neoplatonism.

  • Issue Year: IV/2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 239-245
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Russian