Directory of Middle Platonism Resources

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"Middle Platonism" is the term used for the Platonic thought of the period between the decline of the skeptical Academy and the rise of Neoplatonism. Its principal representatives were Albinus and Philo, both of whom have extant writings.

Subcategories

• Apuleius
• Philo of Alexandria

Resources in This Category

• Alcinous: The Handbook of Platonism

  http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/1994/94.10.14.html
  Review of John Dillon's translation of this Middle Platonist work, by Lloyd Gerson. Includes a short introduction of the Platonic thought of this period.

• Middle Platonism: General Characteristics

  http://www.theologywebsite.com/history/midplato.shtml
  A short introduction for Christians.

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