This is the first comprehensive work in English on the fifth-century Neoplatonic philosopher Hierocles. It contains a survey of his life, writings, and pagan and Christian surroundings, and examines the major tenets of his thought under the rubrics of contemplative philosophy, practical philosophy (civil and telestic), and providence. Schibli situates Hierocles in the mainstream of Neoplatonism from Plotinus to Damascius. Particularly helpful is the inclusion of a modern English translation of Hierocles' Commentary on the Golden Verses of the Pythagoreans and of the remnants of his treatise On Providence. The translations are fully annotated throughout.
This is a survey of the life of Hierocles of Alexandria, a Neoplatonic philosopher of the fifth century AD. It examines the major points of his philosophy, both contemplative and practical and includes the first modern English translations of his Commentary on the Golden Verses of the Pythagoreans and On Providence.
