{"product_id":"iamblichus-on-the-general-science-of-mathematics-paperback","title":"Iamblichus: On the General Science of Mathematics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. O. Urmson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the General Science of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e is the third of four surviving works out of ten by Iamblichus (\u003ci\u003ec\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.O. Urmson \u003c\/b\u003ewas Tutor in Philosophy at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK, and Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Stanford University, USA.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790261780768,"sku":"9781350194847","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1f15df284b310737900b4e47f6bcada3.webp?v=1780673087","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/iamblichus-on-the-general-science-of-mathematics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}