Armstrong, A. H. (Arthur Hilary)
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259
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11
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12,431
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Most widely held works about
A. H Armstrong
Most widely held works by
A. H Armstrong
The Cambridge history of later Greek and early medieval philosophy by A. H Armstrong (
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70
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1967
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2008
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English and Czech
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2,097
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Surveys philosophy from the neo-Platonists to St. Anselm, showing how Greek philosophy took the form in which it was known to its cultural inheritors and how they interpreted it
An introduction to ancient philosophy by A. H Armstrong (
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134
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1947
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2009
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5
languages
and held by
1,770
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Plotinus by Plotinus (
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51
editions published
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1966
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2001
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4
languages
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1,526
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PLOTINUS (A.D. 204/5-270), possibly of Roman descent, but certainly a Greek in education and environment, was the first and greatest of Neoplatonic philosophers. Practically nothing is known of his early life, but at the age of 28 he came to Alexandria, and studied philosophy with Ammonius 'Saccas' for 11 years. Wishing to learn the philosophy of the Persians and Indians he joined the expedition of Gordian III against the Persians in 243, not without subsequent danger. Aged 40 he came to Rome and taught philosophy there till shortly before his death. In 253 he began to write and continued to do so till the last year of his life. His writings were edited by his disciple Porphyry, who published them many years after his master's death in six sets of nine treatises each (the Enneads). He regarded Plato as his master, and his own philosophy is a profoundly original development of the Platonism of the first two centuries of the Christian era and the closely related thought of the Neophthagoreans, with some influences from Aristotle and his followers and the Stoics, whose writings he knew well but used critically. There is no real trace of Oriental influence on his thought, and he was passionately opposed to Gnosticism. He is a unique combination of mystic and Hellenic rationalist. He was deeply respected by many members of the Roman aristocracy and a personal friend of the Emperor Gallienus and his wife. He devoted much of his time to the care of orphan children to whom he had been appointed guardian. But before his death his circle of friends had broken up, and he died alone except for his faithful friend and doctor Eustochius. His thought dominated later Greek philosophy and influenced both Christians and Moslems, and is still alive today because of its union of rationality and intense religious experience
Classical Mediterranean spirituality : Egyptian, Greek, Roman
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28
editions published
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1986
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1989
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English and Undetermined
and held by
838
libraries
worldwide
Christian faith and Greek philosophy by A. H Armstrong (
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27
editions published
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1960
and
1967
in
English
and held by
804
libraries
worldwide
Plotinus by Plotinus (
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19
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1953
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1984
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4
languages
and held by
603
libraries
worldwide
Selections from the major writings of Plotinus in a new English translation
The architecture of the intelligible universe in the philosophy of Plotinus : an analytical and historical study by A. H Armstrong (
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52
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1940
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2013
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English and French
and held by
542
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worldwide
Neoplatonism and early Christian thought : essays in honour of A.H. Armstrong
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10
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1981
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1992
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English
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405
libraries
worldwide
"The studies collected in this book are all concerned with aspects of the Platonic tradition, either in its own internal development in the Hellenistic age and the period of the Roman Empire, or with the influence of Platonism, in one or other of its forms, on other spiritual traditions, especially that of Christianity." [Book jacket]
Plotinian and Christian studies by A. H Armstrong (
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14
editions published
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1979
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English
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359
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Re-discovering Eastern Christendom : essays in commemoration of Dom Bede Winslow by A. H Armstrong (
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16
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1963
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English
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262
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Hellenic and Christian studies by A. H Armstrong (
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15
editions published
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1990
in
English
and held by
260
libraries
worldwide
St. Augustine and Christian Platonism by A. H Armstrong (
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10
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in
1967
in
English and French
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199
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The real meaning of Plotinus's intelligible world; a paper read to the Aquinas Society of London on February 23, 1949 by A. H Armstrong (
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10
editions published
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1949
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1950
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English
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156
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Topological methods in the theory of nonlinear integral equations by M. A Krasnoselʹskiĭ (
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20
editions published
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1963
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1995
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English and German
and held by
103
libraries
worldwide
Plotinus by Plotinus (
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11
editions published
between
1988
and
2011
in
English and Greek, Ancient [to 1453]
and held by
72
libraries
worldwide
Plotinus by Plotinus (
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24
editions published
between
1967
and
2006
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English and Greek, Ancient [to 1453]
and held by
64
libraries
worldwide
Porphyry on the life of Plotinus and the order of his books. Enneads I. 1-9 by Plotinus (
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22
editions published
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1966
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1989
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Greek, Ancient [to 1453] and English
and held by
63
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worldwide
Ennead by Plotinus (
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6
editions published
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1967
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2015
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3
languages
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4
libraries
worldwide
Plotinus (204/5-270 CE) was the first and greatest of Neoplatonic philosophers. His writings were edited by his disciple Porphyry, who published them sometime between 301 and 305 CE in six sets of nine treatises each (Enneads), with a biography of his master in which he also explains his editorial principles. Plotinus (204/5-270 CE) was the first and greatest of Neoplatonic philosophers. His writings were edited by his disciple Porphyry, who published them many years after his master's death in six sets of nine treatises each (the Enneads). Plotinus regarded Plato as his master, and his own philosophy is a profoundly original development of the Platonism of the first two centuries of the Christian era and the closely related thought of the Neopythagoreans, with some influences from Aristotle and his followers and the Stoics, whose writings he knew well but used critically. He is a unique combination of mystic and Hellenic rationalist. His thought dominated later Greek philosophy and influenced both Christians and Moslems, and is still alive today because of its union of rationality and intense religious experience. In his acclaimed edition of Plotinus, Armstrong provides excellent introductions to each treatise. His invaluable notes explain obscure passages and give reference to parallels in Plotinus and others
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A. H. A. A. H. Armstrong British academic A. Hilary Armstrong educador y escritor inglés Armstrong, A. H. Armstrong, A. H. 1909- Armstrong, A.H. 1909-1997 Armstrong, A. H. (Arthur Hilary), 1909- Armstrong, A. Hilary. Armstrong, A. Hilary 1909-1997 Armstrong, A. Hilary (Arthur Hilary) Armstrong, Arthur H. Armstrong, Arthur H. 1909-1997 Armstrong, Arthur Hilary Armstrong, Arthur Hilary 1909- Armstrong, Arthur Hilary 1909-1997 Arthur Hilary Armstrong Армстронг, Артур Х 1909- Армстронг, Артур Х. (Артур Хилари), 1909- Армстронг, Артур Хилари أ. هـ. آرمسترونغ، و. 1909- آرمسترونج، أ. هـ.، و. 1909- アームストロング, A. H
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