In late antiquity, logic developed into what Ebbesen calls the LAS, the Late Ancient Standard. Th... more In late antiquity, logic developed into what Ebbesen calls the LAS, the Late Ancient Standard. This paper discusses the Neoplatonic use of LAS, as informed by epistemological and metaphysical concerns. It demonstrates this through an analysis of the late ancient debate about hypothetical and categorical logic as manifest in the practice of syllogizing Platonic dialogues. After an introduction of the Middle Platonist view on Platonic syllogistic as present in Alcinous, this paper presents an overview of its application in the syllogizing practice of Proclus and others. That overview shows that the two types were considered two sides of the same coin, to be used for the appropriate occasions, and both relying on the methods of dialectic as revealing the structure of knowledge and reality. Pragmatics, dialectic, and didactic choices determine which type or combination is selected in syllogizing Plato. So even though there is no specific Neoplatonic logic, there is a specific Neoplatonic use of LAS.
Of Proclus’ immense philosophical system, the part concerning the natural world may well be the m... more Of Proclus’ immense philosophical system, the part concerning the natural world may well be the most fascinating. Traditional scholarship tends to downplay that part of Neoplatonism, in favour of idealism, but recently this attitude is changing. This study contributes to that development by showing how Proclus’ natural philosophy relates to theology, while remaining a science in its own right. Starting from his Commentary on Plato’s Timaeus, it presents a revision of Proclus’ metaphysics of nature and provides new insight into his surprisingly peripatetic philosophy of science, the role of mathematics, and the nature of discourse in natural philosophy. This book will be of interest both to students of the Platonic tradition, and to historians of natural science, metaphysics and epistemology.
In late antiquity, logic developed into what Ebbesen calls the LAS, the Late Ancient Standard. Th... more In late antiquity, logic developed into what Ebbesen calls the LAS, the Late Ancient Standard. This paper discusses the Neoplatonic use of LAS, as informed by epistemological and metaphysical concerns. It demonstrates this through an analysis of the late ancient debate about hypothetical and categorical logic as manifest in the practice of syllogizing Platonic dialogues. After an introduction of the Middle Platonist view on Platonic syllogistic as present in Alcinous, this paper presents an overview of its application in the syllogizing practice of Proclus and others. That overview shows that the two types were considered two sides of the same coin, to be used for the appropriate occasions, and both relying on the methods of dialectic as revealing the structure of knowledge and reality. Pragmatics, dialectic, and didactic choices determine which type or combination is selected in syllogizing Plato. So even though there is no specific Neoplatonic logic, there is a specific Neoplatoni...
Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy, 2010
The question addressed in this programmatic paper, which connects to ongoing discussions in philo... more The question addressed in this programmatic paper, which connects to ongoing discussions in philosophy of science, is how beauty figures in the scientific practice according to Proclus. In order to answer that question, Neoplatonic aesthetics, philosophy of ἐπιστήμη, and philosophy of language are brought together. I present an overview of the properties associated with beauty, the nature of aesthetic experience, Proclus's ideal of scientific knowledge, his notion of truth, and the metaphysical background of the expression of scientific knowledge. From an elaboration of these issues using Proclus's views of the beauty of mathematics as a case-study, it becomes clear that the beauty of ἐπιστήμη lies especially in aspects of its reasoning, through which a connection is established between an ἐπιστήμη and transcendent reality. Beauty is shown to be both a criterion of the truth of scientific proofs and a tool in the reversion of the human soul to transcendent Being.
Proclus is not a good writer. And I often doubt that he is a good philosopher. Thanks, however, t... more Proclus is not a good writer. And I often doubt that he is a good philosopher. Thanks, however, to patience that to some extent was an obligation, because the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) was kind enough to pay me for studying his work, and thanks also to many forms of inspiration that had nothing to do with money, I found that the gritty and unwelcoming surface of Proclus' writings is actually one of several faces of an enormous solid that is visible only from the inside. Marije Martijn Leiden, February 2008 (i) The answer to the first objection (ii) The answer to the second objection III.3.3 Third aporia: the hypothesis of Being (i) The answers to the third aporia, part I (ii) Excursus: Proclus on the hypothetical nature of geometry (iii) The answers to the third aporia, part II (iv) Being and Becoming III.3.4 Intermediate conclusion on the three aporiai III.4 The remaining three starting points III.4.1 Terminology: hypothesis, axiom, common notion (i) Hypothesis (ii) Axiom (iii) Common notion III.4.2 The efficient cause III.4.3 The paradigmatic cause III.4.4 Intermediate conclusion-the starting points concerning the efficient and paradigmatic causes III.4.5 The fifth axiom-the final cause (i) The axiom of the final cause within the prooemium (ii) The axiom of the final cause after the prooemium (iii) Intermediate conclusion on the fifth axiom III.5 After the starting points-Proclus takes stock III.5.1 The first demonstration: philosophy of nature as science (i) The paradox of the Timaeus (ii) Geometrical conversion of the definition of Becoming (iii) The role of δόξα (iv) Intermediate conclusion-the first demonstration III.5.2 The second and third demonstrations: a further shift of focus (i) The second demonstration (ii) The third demonstration III.6 In conclusion Appendix: Argumentative structure (ii) True and likely V.7 The practice of discourse: assimilation V.7.1 Timaeus as demiurge, the Timaeus as cosmos V.7.2 Reversion and emanation V.8 In conclusion: φυσιολογία as scientific mimesis VI Conclusion VI.1 Introduction VI.2 Chapter II: Nature VI.3 Chapter III: Theological philosophy of nature VI.4 Chapter IV: Mathematical, empirical, biological philosophy of nature VI.5 Chapter V: The likely story Bibliography Samenvatting Curriculum Vitae 6 See Siorvanes (1996) for an evaluation of Proclus' contributions to the science of his time and his influence on its later developments.
Physics and Philosophy of Nature in Greek Neoplatonism Proceedings of the European Science Founda... more Physics and Philosophy of Nature in Greek Neoplatonism Proceedings of the European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop (Il Ciocco, Castelvecchio Pascoli, June 2224, 2006) Edited by Riccardo Chiaradonna and Franco Trabattoni LEIDEN BOSTON 2009
In the Myth of Er, Plato describes the ‘Spindle of Necessity’, a contraption presenting the cosmo... more In the Myth of Er, Plato describes the ‘Spindle of Necessity’, a contraption presenting the cosmos as guided by Sirens and Fates, and ascribes different colours to the planets (Rep. 616e-617a). This paper argues that Plato probably used astronomical data for that passage, but possibly gave them a metaphorical sense, and discusses the likelihood of his having used Mesopotamian sources. The second half of the paper studies receptions of and allusions to the image, with context-based astronomical, political, and metaphysical features. Cicero adjusted the image to contemporary astronomy, and to the political function of the cosmic structures in the Somnium Scipionis. His commentator Macrobius emphasizes empirical correctness, but possibly with metaphysical undertones. Apuleius’ Metamorphoses alludes to the image in a portrait of Isis, perhaps to refer to her metaphysical role. Finally, Proclus interprets the Platonic passage as primarily metaphysical, and pointing to truths beyond astro...
Recent years have seen the publication of a number of collective volumes studying the fate of par... more Recent years have seen the publication of a number of collective volumes studying the fate of particular Aristotelian works through the centuries. The present volume is a welcome addition to the bibliography. Its 10 essays are arranged in three parts: (1) Concept Formation in Posterior Analytics II 19, (2) Metaphysics as a Science, and (3) Demonstration, Definition and Causation.
In late antiquity, logic developed into what Ebbesen calls the LAS, the Late Ancient Standard. Th... more In late antiquity, logic developed into what Ebbesen calls the LAS, the Late Ancient Standard. This paper discusses the Neoplatonic use of LAS, as informed by epistemological and metaphysical concerns. It demonstrates this through an analysis of the late ancient debate about hypothetical and categorical logic as manifest in the practice of syllogizing Platonic dialogues. After an introduction of the Middle Platonist view on Platonic syllogistic as present in Alcinous, this paper presents an overview of its application in the syllogizing practice of Proclus and others. That overview shows that the two types were considered two sides of the same coin, to be used for the appropriate occasions, and both relying on the methods of dialectic as revealing the structure of knowledge and reality. Pragmatics, dialectic, and didactic choices determine which type or combination is selected in syllogizing Plato. So even though there is no specific Neoplatonic logic, there is a specific Neoplatonic use of LAS.
Of Proclus’ immense philosophical system, the part concerning the natural world may well be the m... more Of Proclus’ immense philosophical system, the part concerning the natural world may well be the most fascinating. Traditional scholarship tends to downplay that part of Neoplatonism, in favour of idealism, but recently this attitude is changing. This study contributes to that development by showing how Proclus’ natural philosophy relates to theology, while remaining a science in its own right. Starting from his Commentary on Plato’s Timaeus, it presents a revision of Proclus’ metaphysics of nature and provides new insight into his surprisingly peripatetic philosophy of science, the role of mathematics, and the nature of discourse in natural philosophy. This book will be of interest both to students of the Platonic tradition, and to historians of natural science, metaphysics and epistemology.
In late antiquity, logic developed into what Ebbesen calls the LAS, the Late Ancient Standard. Th... more In late antiquity, logic developed into what Ebbesen calls the LAS, the Late Ancient Standard. This paper discusses the Neoplatonic use of LAS, as informed by epistemological and metaphysical concerns. It demonstrates this through an analysis of the late ancient debate about hypothetical and categorical logic as manifest in the practice of syllogizing Platonic dialogues. After an introduction of the Middle Platonist view on Platonic syllogistic as present in Alcinous, this paper presents an overview of its application in the syllogizing practice of Proclus and others. That overview shows that the two types were considered two sides of the same coin, to be used for the appropriate occasions, and both relying on the methods of dialectic as revealing the structure of knowledge and reality. Pragmatics, dialectic, and didactic choices determine which type or combination is selected in syllogizing Plato. So even though there is no specific Neoplatonic logic, there is a specific Neoplatoni...
Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy, 2010
The question addressed in this programmatic paper, which connects to ongoing discussions in philo... more The question addressed in this programmatic paper, which connects to ongoing discussions in philosophy of science, is how beauty figures in the scientific practice according to Proclus. In order to answer that question, Neoplatonic aesthetics, philosophy of ἐπιστήμη, and philosophy of language are brought together. I present an overview of the properties associated with beauty, the nature of aesthetic experience, Proclus's ideal of scientific knowledge, his notion of truth, and the metaphysical background of the expression of scientific knowledge. From an elaboration of these issues using Proclus's views of the beauty of mathematics as a case-study, it becomes clear that the beauty of ἐπιστήμη lies especially in aspects of its reasoning, through which a connection is established between an ἐπιστήμη and transcendent reality. Beauty is shown to be both a criterion of the truth of scientific proofs and a tool in the reversion of the human soul to transcendent Being.
Proclus is not a good writer. And I often doubt that he is a good philosopher. Thanks, however, t... more Proclus is not a good writer. And I often doubt that he is a good philosopher. Thanks, however, to patience that to some extent was an obligation, because the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) was kind enough to pay me for studying his work, and thanks also to many forms of inspiration that had nothing to do with money, I found that the gritty and unwelcoming surface of Proclus' writings is actually one of several faces of an enormous solid that is visible only from the inside. Marije Martijn Leiden, February 2008 (i) The answer to the first objection (ii) The answer to the second objection III.3.3 Third aporia: the hypothesis of Being (i) The answers to the third aporia, part I (ii) Excursus: Proclus on the hypothetical nature of geometry (iii) The answers to the third aporia, part II (iv) Being and Becoming III.3.4 Intermediate conclusion on the three aporiai III.4 The remaining three starting points III.4.1 Terminology: hypothesis, axiom, common notion (i) Hypothesis (ii) Axiom (iii) Common notion III.4.2 The efficient cause III.4.3 The paradigmatic cause III.4.4 Intermediate conclusion-the starting points concerning the efficient and paradigmatic causes III.4.5 The fifth axiom-the final cause (i) The axiom of the final cause within the prooemium (ii) The axiom of the final cause after the prooemium (iii) Intermediate conclusion on the fifth axiom III.5 After the starting points-Proclus takes stock III.5.1 The first demonstration: philosophy of nature as science (i) The paradox of the Timaeus (ii) Geometrical conversion of the definition of Becoming (iii) The role of δόξα (iv) Intermediate conclusion-the first demonstration III.5.2 The second and third demonstrations: a further shift of focus (i) The second demonstration (ii) The third demonstration III.6 In conclusion Appendix: Argumentative structure (ii) True and likely V.7 The practice of discourse: assimilation V.7.1 Timaeus as demiurge, the Timaeus as cosmos V.7.2 Reversion and emanation V.8 In conclusion: φυσιολογία as scientific mimesis VI Conclusion VI.1 Introduction VI.2 Chapter II: Nature VI.3 Chapter III: Theological philosophy of nature VI.4 Chapter IV: Mathematical, empirical, biological philosophy of nature VI.5 Chapter V: The likely story Bibliography Samenvatting Curriculum Vitae 6 See Siorvanes (1996) for an evaluation of Proclus' contributions to the science of his time and his influence on its later developments.
Physics and Philosophy of Nature in Greek Neoplatonism Proceedings of the European Science Founda... more Physics and Philosophy of Nature in Greek Neoplatonism Proceedings of the European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop (Il Ciocco, Castelvecchio Pascoli, June 2224, 2006) Edited by Riccardo Chiaradonna and Franco Trabattoni LEIDEN BOSTON 2009
In the Myth of Er, Plato describes the ‘Spindle of Necessity’, a contraption presenting the cosmo... more In the Myth of Er, Plato describes the ‘Spindle of Necessity’, a contraption presenting the cosmos as guided by Sirens and Fates, and ascribes different colours to the planets (Rep. 616e-617a). This paper argues that Plato probably used astronomical data for that passage, but possibly gave them a metaphorical sense, and discusses the likelihood of his having used Mesopotamian sources. The second half of the paper studies receptions of and allusions to the image, with context-based astronomical, political, and metaphysical features. Cicero adjusted the image to contemporary astronomy, and to the political function of the cosmic structures in the Somnium Scipionis. His commentator Macrobius emphasizes empirical correctness, but possibly with metaphysical undertones. Apuleius’ Metamorphoses alludes to the image in a portrait of Isis, perhaps to refer to her metaphysical role. Finally, Proclus interprets the Platonic passage as primarily metaphysical, and pointing to truths beyond astro...
Recent years have seen the publication of a number of collective volumes studying the fate of par... more Recent years have seen the publication of a number of collective volumes studying the fate of particular Aristotelian works through the centuries. The present volume is a welcome addition to the bibliography. Its 10 essays are arranged in three parts: (1) Concept Formation in Posterior Analytics II 19, (2) Metaphysics as a Science, and (3) Demonstration, Definition and Causation.
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The organizers of the OZSW (Dutch Research School of Philosophy) Conference 2015 are proud to an... more The organizers of the OZSW (Dutch Research School of Philosophy) Conference 2015 are proud to announce the confirmed list of keynote speakers for this year’s conference:
Johan van Benthem (Logic) Sarah Broadie (History of Philosophy) John Broome (Ethics and Practical Philosophy) Katherine Hawley (Theoretical Philosophy)
The conference dates are December 11 and 12, 2015. The conference is hosted by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. More information will follow later this year.
Amphidialogos is a box, a drawer, a room, a shelf, and a cabinet; in short, a container in which, bit by bit, we’ll place information about events, activities, courses, conferences, seminars, publications, websites and anything else related to the history of ancient and medieval thought, its origins and its interplay with the ambient culture. We’ll then preserve all the bits, while making them visible.
The languages accommodated in this box of amphidialogos – which is a dialogue between different subjects, but also about different objects – are Greek, Arabic and Latin, and – as opportunity and luck will have it – Syriac, Persian, Hebrew, Armenian and so on
Amphidialogos is "organized" (if an occasionally disorderly drawer or a showcase that often exhibits things made by other people can be said to be organized), by Olga Lizzini and Marije Martijn with the support of Benno van Croesdijk and Wouter Goris.
Any event, activity, publication etc. that you make known to us and that may be in keeping with our intentions and our curiosity is welcome. There are no language restrictions: amphidialogos is indeed in English, ma anche in Italiano, en Français, auf Deutsch, in het Nederlands, and, if possible, στην ελληνική γλώσσα wa-bi-l-lugha al-‘arabiyya.
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Johan van Benthem (Logic)
Sarah Broadie (History of Philosophy)
John Broome (Ethics and Practical Philosophy)
Katherine Hawley (Theoretical Philosophy)
The conference dates are December 11 and 12, 2015. The conference is hosted by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. More information will follow later this year.
Amphidialogos is a box, a drawer, a room, a shelf, and a cabinet; in short, a container in which, bit by bit, we’ll place information about events, activities, courses, conferences, seminars, publications, websites and anything else related to the history of ancient and medieval thought, its origins and its interplay with the ambient culture. We’ll then preserve all the bits, while making them visible.
The languages accommodated in this box of amphidialogos – which is a dialogue between different subjects, but also about different objects – are Greek, Arabic and Latin, and – as opportunity and luck will have it – Syriac, Persian, Hebrew, Armenian and so on
Amphidialogos is "organized" (if an occasionally disorderly drawer or a showcase that often exhibits things made by other people can be said to be organized), by Olga Lizzini and Marije Martijn with the support of Benno van Croesdijk and Wouter Goris.
Any event, activity, publication etc. that you make known to us and that may be in keeping with our intentions and our curiosity is welcome. There are no language restrictions: amphidialogos is indeed in English, ma anche in Italiano, en Français, auf Deutsch, in het Nederlands, and, if possible, στην ελληνική γλώσσα wa-bi-l-lugha al-‘arabiyya.
Put amphidialogos in your own drawer and if you like it, let other people know about it.
With our best wishes and in the hope of being in touch soon,
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