Ebook: Physics and Philosophy of Nature in Greek Neoplatonism: Proceedings of the European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop (Il Ciocco, Castelvecchio Pascoli, June 22–24, 2006)

Traditional scholarship has generally neglected the philosophy of nature of Greek Neoplatonism; in the last decades, however, this attitude changed radically: natural philosophy has increasingly been regarded as a crucial aspect of late antique thought; furthermore, several studies outlined the impressive historical legacy of Neoplatonic physics. Building on this new interest, the ten papers published here concentrate on Neoplatonic philosophy of nature from Plotinus to Simplicius, on its main conceptual features and on its relation to the previous philosophical and scientific traditions. The papers were presented at the international Conference, sponsored by the European Science Foundation, held at Castelvecchio Pascoli, June 2006. This collective volume makes a new contribution to the understanding of Greek Neoplatonism and of its historical significance.