{"product_id":"porphyry-in-syriac-yury-arzhanov-9783111387024","title":"Porphyry in Syriac: The Treatise \u003eOn Principles and Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 2021, a previously unknown treatise by Porphyry of Tyre, which has been preserved in a Syriac translation, was made available to historians of philosophy: Porphyry, \u003cem\u003eOn Principles and Matter\u003c\/em\u003e (De Gruyter, 2021). This text not only enlarges our knowledge of the legacy of the most prominent disciple of Plotinus but also serves as an important witness to Platonist discussions of first principles and of Plato's concept of prime matter in the Timaeus. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The aim of the present volume of collected studies is two-fold. On the one hand, it brings up an update to the state of the art of our knowledge of Porphyry's philosophy and of his role in the transmission of the earlier philosophical materials, especially those of the Middle Platonic works. On the other hand, it focuses on the questions of the reception of Porphyry's legacy, both by Greek and Latin Platonists (with special interest in Calcidius) and by Christian Oriental authors (with particular focus on the Syriac tradition). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The primary audience of the book will be scholars and graduate students in ancient and late ancient Greek philosophy, Orientalists and scholars interested in the Christian reception of Greek philosophy, in the studies of the Christian Orient, as well as in Greek, Latin, and Syriac philology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yury Arzhanov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 311138702X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783111387024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.50d","brand":"Yury Arzhanov","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094272168191,"sku":"9783111387024","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f6d8275-296e-42c1-a587-de87cc1f2dd1.jpg?v=1724844189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/porphyry-in-syriac-yury-arzhanov-9783111387024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}