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HoP 117 - Born Again - Latin Platonism

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Late Classical Legacy of the Latin Platonists

Latin Platonists weren't trying to save philosophy by setting it down in Latin. The texts we'll be looking at are Eridite and even playful treatments of Greek knowledge aimed at an elite late antique audience. Even Christian authors, like Boethius and his fellow translator Calcidius, gave little or no sign of their religious affiliation when they wrote about Hellenic thought.

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