Dirk Baltzly

Plato's authority and the formation of textual communities

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Date: 20-11-2014

DOI: 10.1017/S0009838814000500

Abstract: It is widely agreed that, in the re-emergence of Platonism as a dogmatic school of philosophy following the demise of the sceptical academy, Plato's works came to have an authoritative status. This paper argues for a particular understanding of what that authority consists in and how it was acquired.

Proclus: Commentary On Plato?s Republic, vol 1

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date: 30-08-2018

DOI: 10.1017/9781316650899

Mereological modes of being in Proclus

Publisher: Philosophy Documentation Center

Date: 2009

DOI: 10.5840/ANCIENTPHIL200828223

The Starry Heavens Above (and Within)

Publisher: Brill

Date: 03-2022

DOI: 10.1163/18725473-12341511

Two Aristotelian puzzles about planets and their Neoplatonic reception

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Date: 08-01-2015

DOI: 10.1515/APEIRON-2012-0015

The Skopos assumption: Its justification and function in the neoplatonic commentaries on Plato

Publisher: Brill

Date: 02-11-2017

DOI: 10.1163/18725473-12341377

Abstract: This paper examines the role of the theme ( prothesis or skopos ) in Neoplatonic interpretive practice, particularly with respect to Platonic dialogues. The belief that every dialogue has a single skopos and that every aspect of the dialogue can be seen as subserving that skopos is one of the most distinctive of the Neoplatonists’ intepretive principles.1 It is also the one that is most directly responsible for the forced and artificial character of their readings of Plato. The arguments offered in support of this principle are manifestly inadequate to justify the role that it plays. This is so even if we evaluate those arguments by the Neoplatonists’ own lights. If we want to understand how this practice seemed rational to them, we need to consider more than their texts and Plato’s. We need to consider the role that the shared act of reading a Platonic dialogue with the teacher had in transforming the souls of the students and in the self-understanding of Neoplatonic teachers. I. Hadot, among others, has argued that the continuous commentary was a kind of spiritual exercise.2 I largely agree with her conclusion, though I believe her analysis of the sense in which these were spiritual exercises needs to be deepened. I argue that the justification for the assumption that each dialogue has a single skopos is best understood by reference to the manner in which the practice of commentary functioned within the internal economy of their schools considered as textual communities.3

Divine Immutability for Henotheists

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 07-2016

DOI: 10.1007/S11841-015-0472-2

Gaia gets to know herself: Proclus on the self-perception of the cosmos

Publisher: Brill

Date: 2009

DOI: 10.1163/156852809X441331

Abstract: Proclus' interpretation of the Timaeus confronts the question of whether the living being that is the Platonic cosmos perceives itself. Since sense perception is a mixed blessing in the Platonic tradition, Proclus solves this problem by differentiating different gradations of perception. The cosmos has only the highest kind. This paper contrasts Proclus' account of the world's perception of itself with James Lovelock's notion that the planet Earth, or Gaia, is aware of things going on within itself. This contrast illuminates several key differences between contemporary theories of perception and the neoplatonic world view. In particular, it argues that the neoplatonists had a radically different view of these matters because they assigned the property of truth not only to representations, but to objects as well.

Is Plato?s Timaeus Panentheistic?

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 06-2010

DOI: 10.1007/S11841-010-0170-Z

Jamming with the Gods—Reflections on Writing the History of Late Antique Platonism

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 26-02-2021

DOI: 10.1007/S11841-020-00821-5

THE DEMIURGE - O'Brien (C.S.) The Demiurge in Ancient Thought. Secondary Gods and Divine Mediators

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Date: 19-02-2016

DOI: 10.1017/S0009840X16000202

A role for virtue in unifying the knowledge and `caring? discourses in nursing theory

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 28-02-2017

DOI: 10.1111/NIN.12191

Abstract: A critical examination of contemporary nursing theory suggests that two distinct discourses coexist within this field. On the one hand, proponents of the 'knowledge discourse' argue that nurses should drop the 'virtue script' and focus on the scientific and technical aspects of their work. On the other hand, proponents of the 'caring discourse' promote a view of nursing that embodies humanistic qualities such as compassion, empathy and mutuality. In view of this, we suggest a way to reconcile both discourses despite the fact that they appear to be at odds theoretically and practically. To that end, we argue that nursing theory must give a prominent role to the Aristotelian conception of virtue, and we offer an account that includes both character and intellectual virtues. This account allows for a focus on moral competence but also accommodates the demands for discipline-specific knowledge. Our account incorporates the caring discourse by suggesting a way for in iduals to cultivate the conditions within themselves that make 'caring in nursing' possible, while the knowledge discourse is accommodated via the acquisition of the intellectual virtues. The process for achieving both these ends is the same: an intention to consistently develop, hone and exercise certain character traits over time.

Brill?s Companion to the Reception of Plato in Antiquity

Publisher: BRILL

Date: 11-10-2018

DOI: 10.1163/9789004355385_002

Monash University

Location: Australia

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The Ohio State University

Location: United States of America

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University Of Tasmania

Location: Australia

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Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0209150

Start Date: 2002

End Date: 12-2006

Amount: $50,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0986334

Start Date: 2009

End Date: 08-2012

Amount: $211,514.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP120102158

Start Date: 02-2012

End Date: 12-2017

Amount: $265,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Plato's Myth Voice: The Identification And Interpretation Of Inspired Speech In Plato.

Start Date: 2012

End Date: 2014

Funder: Australian Research Council

Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP120102425

Start Date: 03-2012

End Date: 03-2016

Amount: $292,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council