Eros and Psyche: Studies in Plato, Plotinus, and Origen

by John M Rist and John M. Rist

Book Overview

This study makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of the development of ancient Platonism and of the influence of Greek philosophy on Christian thought. The author examines a number of themes such as Eros, Virtue, and Knowledge in the writings of Plato himself, and shows that, in our interpretation of them, we must recognize certain latent contradictions; his successors, however, attempted, not always successfully, to form a synthesis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487585152
• ISBN13: 9781487585150
• Release Date: December 1964
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher