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De-Archaicizing the Archai

This blog will be related to my current doctoral research in late Neoplatonic metaphysics (currently analyzing first principles, causality, and specifically the Neoplatonic One’s causality in Proclus...

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Damascius in so many words

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Knowledge like sense impression

While preparing for a presentation I recently gave in Cologne, I have been reminded of an intriguing yet strange passage in Damascius. In his De Principiis, Damascius asks what ‘knowledge’ (γνῶσις) is,...

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Christian Wildberg: Why study late antiquity?

While catching up on long-forgotten bookmarked academia.edu papers, I stumbled on Wildberg’s essay arguing—forcefully, if ferociously—for the study of late antiquity as part and parcel of intellectual...

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‘All From One: A Guide to Proclus’ — Out Now!

For those who have waited (like me, especially), this has finally come out! ‘All From One: A Guide to Proclus’ — ed. Pieter d’Hoine and Marije Martijn, Oxford University Press (Dec. 1, 2016).

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20 Rules for History of Philosophy

Over the last 2 1/2 years, Peter Adamson at the blog for the ‘History of Philosophy without any Gaps’ podcast has posted a series of ‘rules’ for doing history of philosophy. Now, the list is complete...

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‘Problematic’ of the First Principle in Damascius’ DP I.1

Well, never to disappoint over the topical title of this blog, I now have a post formally on archai. My current work takes me into Damascius’ inquiry on first principles, and that includes an enigmatic...

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