IAMBLICHUS

īămˈblĭkəs, d. c.330, Syrian philosopher, a leading exponent of Neoplatonism. A pupil of Porphyry, he was deeply impressed by the doctrines of Plotinus. In his own teachings he combined with Plato's ideas many of those of Pythagoras and much that was mystical and even magical, derived from Asia. His following was large and enthusiastic in his own time, and in the 15th and 16th cent. he was studied with admiring interest. Of his writings on mathematical and philosophical subjects there remain several parts of an extensive work on the philosophy of Pythagoras. His work On the Egyptian Mysteries survives, but his commentaries on Plato and Aristotle have disappeared.

See J. Finamore, Iamblichus and the Theory of the Vehicle of the Soul (1985); S. Gersh, Middle Platonism and Neoplatonism: The Latin Tradition (2 vol., 1986).

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Iamblichus, de Mysteriis
Book by Emma C. Clarke, John M. Dillon, Jackson P. Hershbell, Iamblichus; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Demonology--Early Works To 1800, Mysteries, Religious--Early Works To 1800, Occultism--Early Works To 1800, Religion--Philosophy--Early Works To 1800, Supernatural--Early Works To 1800
...Timothy D. 1978. A Correspondent of Iamblichus. GRBS i9:99-io6. Bidez, Joseph...Gillian, eds. 1993. The Divine Iamblichus: Philoso- pher and NTan of Gods...Cameron, Alan. i969. The Date of Iamblichus Birth. Hermes y6:3?:?- 76. Clark...
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King Arthur in Antiquity
Book by Graham Anderson; Routledge, 2003
...accepted by Merkelbach (1962), 179f. 19 Iamblichus 74ab; Gottfried, Hatto (1967), 261...that this one must have two, like that in Iamblichus (tr. OGrady (1857), 77; cf. Iamblichus 74a and fr. 11). Poison is provided...
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Pythagoras Revived: Mathematics and Philosophy in Late Antiquity
Book by Dominic J. O'Meara; Clarendon Press, 1990
Subjects: Mathematics--Philosophy--History, Pythagoras And Pythagorean School
chapter in Iamblichus corresponding to Proclus chapter 5...of Proclus prologue is not based on Iamblichus On Pythagoreanism III , but is to be assigned to an earlier source from which Iamblichus also was inspired, then 1 involves...
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The Heirs of Plato: A Study of the Old Academy, 347-274 B.C
Book by John Dillon; Clarendon, 2005
Subjects: Platonists
...rather late, consisting of such works as Iamblichus De Communi Mathematica Scientia, chs...limit the discussion to numbers, but Iamblichus topic is, after all, number, so that...rather bald doxographical notice in Iamblichus De Anima (ap. Stob. Ecl. I 363...
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The Philosophy of Vegetarianism
Book by Daniel A. Dombrowski; University of Massachusetts Press, 1984
Subjects: Vegetarianism
...Haussleiter, Der Vegetarismus , II, 10. See Iamblichus, Life of Pythagoras , 18, 28; also Diogenes Laertius, VIII, 34. Iamblichus, Life of Pythagoras , 5, 7. Diogenes Laertius, VIII, 13. Iamblichus, Life of Pythagoras , 19, 28; Porphyry...
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The Letters of Iamblichus of Chalcis
Journal article by Raymond Van Dam; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 130, 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Letters of Iamblichus of Chalcis (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
The Letters of Iamblichus of Chalcis. by Raymond Van Dam Translated...2009. Pp. xxv + 119. $24.95. Iamblichus of Chalcis was one of the more illustrious...however. In the mid-fourth century Iamblichus Neoplatonist ideas influenced the...
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Pythagoras in the Renaissance: The Case of Marsilio Ficino
Journal article by Christopher S. Celenza; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 52, 1999
Subjects: Ficino, Marsilio--Philosophy, Philosophy, Ancient--Influence
...by Diogenes Laertius, Porphyry, and Iamblichus, but these latter thinkers also present...Pythagoreanized" under the influence of Iamblichus and that this Pythagoreanized Neoplatonism...Greek philosophy, especially under Iamblichus; second, to map out Ficinos own view...
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Paganism and Polemic: The Debate over the Origins of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
Journal article by Ronald Hutton; Folklore, Vol. 111, 2000
Subjects: Folklore--Research
...influenced by the ancient theurgist Iamblichus, who used the classic distinction between...the gods (Majercik 1989, 22-3). Iamblichus went on, however, to weaken this argument...Wicca. In the passage cited earlier, Iamblichus emphasised the constant danger to theurgic...
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Smooth Spaces and Rough-Edged Places: The Hidden History of Place
Journal article by Edward S. Casey; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 51, 1997
Subjects: Place (Philosophy)--Analysis, Space and time--Philosophy
...place and space after Aristotle: Iamblichus and Philoponus. Both were critics...creative transformers of Aristotle. Iamblichus (who lived in the fourth century...power ever made in the West, Iamblichus proclaims that this power consists...
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Turner, John D. and Majercik Ruth, Editors. Gnosticism and Later Platonism: Themes, Figures, and Texts
Journal article by David Vincent Meconi; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 56, 2002
Subjects: Gnosticism and Later Platonism: Themes, Figures, and Texts (Book)
...out a hitherto unnoticed "humility" in Iamblichus approach to theurgic rites. Iamblichus willingness to embrace human lowliness thus...from the University of Iowa, in his "Iamblichus, the Sethians, and Marsanes" (pp. 225...
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Greek Philosophers Who Came to Africa to Study
Magazine article by Barima Adu-Asamoa; New African, October 2008
Subjects: History
...founded a community of philosophers. The Greek scholar, Iamblichus, wrote that Thales made it clear to Pythagoras that he...and the area of a circle had also been obtained accurately. Iamblichus, a fellow Greek philosopher recorded in The Life of Pythagoras...
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Was Hypatia of Alexandria a Scientist?
Magazine article by S. James Killings; Skeptic, Vol. 16, 2011
Subjects: Earth, Hypatia (370?-415), Mathematicians, Motion pictures, Philosophers, Universe
...beings in order to make divination more rational. We may never know. But of the Neo-Platonists of her era - Porphyry, Iamblichus, Proclus, Damaschi:; - Hypatia appears to have been unique in her focus on astronomy and this may have contributed to...
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Marsilio Ficino Renaissance Man
Magazine article by Valery Rees; History Today, Vol. 49, July 1999
Subjects: Ficino, Marsilio--Influence, Italy--15th century, Philosophers--Influence, Scholars--Influence
...Meanwhile a series of later works in the Platonic-Pythagorean tradition followed in 1488, including Synesius on Dreams; Iamblichus on the Egyptian Mysteries; Psellus on Daemons; Priscan on the Soul; Porphyry and Proclus on Sacrifice and Magic; the Mystical...


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Don't Let ITV Send Melvyn to the Guillotine
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 10, 2009
Subjects: Bragg, Melvyn, French Revolution, 1789, Television broadcasting industry
...research on any subject scheduled for discussion. He does admit his rare occasions of ignorance: Please remind us of what Iamblichus said about Pythagoras. But even that sort of admission of a gap in his omniscience seems designed to flatter his fellow broadcasters...


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encyclopedia articles on: Iamblichus  - 3 results

 
 
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Iamblichus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
IAMBLICHUS iam blik s, d. c.330, Syrian philosopher, a leading exponent of...commentaries on Plato and Aristotle have disappeared. See J. Finamore, Iamblichus and the Theory of the Vehicle of the Soul (1985); S. Gersh, Middle...
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Jamblichus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JAMBLICHUS see Iamblichus . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Porphyry , Greek Scholar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...philosophy under Plotinus . He later lectured in Rome on the philosophy of Plotinus and was the teacher of the Neoplatonist Iamblichus . He wrote lives of Pythagoras and of Plotinus and edited the Enneads of Plotinus. He wrote extensively against Christianity...


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