PH0212 Antique Neo-Platonism

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Vojta, Ph.D. (lecturer), Hana Holmanová (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Wed 16:40–18:15 9
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminary is aimed to introduce the final phase of Ancient thought, its relations with the earlier philosophies, and the influence into the latter development of philosophy. The participants will also inquire the modern secondary literature, as well as the works of the ancient authors (Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblich, and Proklos). Proclus Diadochus will be studied more thoroughly.
Syllabus
  • Introduction (sources, literature, terminology) - Historical background - Forerunners of the Neo-platonism - Plotinus - Porphyry of Tyre - Iamblich - Iulianus the August - Proclus Diadochus - Proclus` Afterlife - Plato and the Neo-platonism
Literature
  • PORFYRIOS. Život Pýthagorův [Porfyrios] (Obsaž.) : Pýthagoras ze Sámu. info
  • Iamblichos: O mysteriích egyptských (přel. Jar. Matoušek), Praha 1992
  • Iulianus Augustus: Hostina císařů (přel. V. Prach), 1948
  • Plotínos: Enneady (výbor) (přel. J. Hrůša), Praha 1938
  • Karfík, F.: Plótínova matefysika svobody, Oikúmené Praha 2003
  • Porfyrios: Úvod k Aristotelovým Kategoriím (přel. M. Mráz), in FČ XVIII/1970, pp. 971-987
  • PLÚTARCHOS. O delfském E. Translated by Radek Chlup. V Praze: Herrmann & synové, 1995, 219 s. info
  • PLÓTÍNOS. Sestry duše. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1995, 165 s. ISBN 80-901796-3-0. info
  • PLÓTÍNOS. Věčnost, čas a duch. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1995, 165 s. ISBN 80-901796-5-7. info
  • PLÓTÍNOS. Dvě pojednání o kráse. Translated by Petr Rezek. Praha: Rezek, 1994, 139 s. ISBN 80-901796-2-2. info
  • PORFYRIOS. Jeskyně nymf. Translated by Jaroslav Matoušek, Edited by Jaroslav Matoušek. V Olomouci: Per Agrum, 1993, 69 s. ISBN 80-901441-1-X. info
  • HADOT, Pierre. Plótinos, čili, Prostota pohledu. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1993, 97 s. ISBN 80-85241-55-2. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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