Iamblichus de Anima: Text, Translation, and Commentary - Paperback

by Iamblichus (Author), John F. Finamore (Translator), John M. Dillon (Translator)

This edition of the fragments of Iamblichus' major work on the soul, "De Anima," is accompanied by the first English translation of the work and a commentary which explains the philosophical background and Iamblichus' doctrine of the soul. Included too are excerpts from the Pseudo-Simplicius and Priscianus (also translated with commentary) that shed further light on Iamblichus' treatise.