ABSTRACT

This volume is the first monograph devoted to the philosophy of Taurus of Beirut, and provides a long-awaited analysis of his texts and their first English translation. Through close examination of the extant witnesses, Petrucci gives a new account of Middle Platonism based on a fresh approach to the theological and cosmological view of Taurus. In this way, the book contributes substantially to the debate on Post-Hellenistic Platonism from the point of view of both exegetical methods and philosophical doctrines, and offers a starting point for a new understanding of many aspects of ancient thought.

chapter 1|25 pages

Taurus in context

chapter 2|50 pages

Taurus on Plato’s cosmogony

Middle Platonism and literalism

chapter 3|70 pages

Taurus’ cosmology

The other side of Middle Platonism

chapter 4|52 pages

Taurus and Middle Platonist exegesis