Anaxagoras, Origen, and Neoplatonism: The Legacy of Anaxagoras to Classical and Late Antiquity

by Panayiotis Tzamalikos

Origen has been always studied as a theologian and too much credit has been given to Eusebius' implausible hagiography of him. This book explores who Origen really was, by pondering into his philosophical background, which determines his theological exposition implicitly, yet decisively. For this background to come to light, it took a ground-breaking exposition of Anaxagoras' philosophy and its legacy to Classical and Late Antiquity (Plato, Aristotle,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110419467
• ISBN13: 9783110419467
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 1822 Pages
• Weight: 62.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"