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Iamblichus
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Iamblichus ( ; ; ; ) was a Syrian Arab Neoplatonist philosopher who determined a direction later taken by Neoplatonism. Iamblichus was also the biographer of the Greek mystic, philosopher, and mathematician Pythagoras. In addition to his philosophical contributions, his is important for the study of the sophists because it preserved about ten pages of an otherwise unknown sophist known as the Anonymus Iamblichi.
Iamblichus was a Syrian Arab Neoplatonist philosopher who shaped the future direction of Neoplatonism and wrote a biography of the ancient Greek mathematician and mystic Pythagoras. His works are also valuable to scholars because they preserve rare surviving passages from an otherwise unknown sophist called the Anonymus Iamblichi.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- approximately 250
- Died
- approximately 330
- Works
- 38
Top works
- Pýthagorás ze Samu
- Iamblichus' life of Pythagoras, or Pythagoric life
- Über die Geheimlehren
- De mysteriis Aegyptiorum
- Jamblichus De mysteriis Ægyptiorum, Chaldæorum, Assyriorum
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Recent publications · Crossref
4 total works indexed
- Iamblichus Chalcidensis In Platonis Dialogorum Fragmenta
· 1973 · cited 41x
- The Anonymous of Iamblichus
· 2016
- Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians
· 2011
- Protrepticus. Ad fidem codicis Florentini
· 1996
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Quotes
- “Wait for the appointed hour.”
- “It is irreverent to the Gods to give you this demonstration, but for your sakes it shall be done.”
- “No one will deny that the soul of Pythagoras was sent to mankind from Apollo's domain, having either been one of his attendants, or more intimate associates, which may be inferred both from his birth, and his versatile wisdom.”
- “The Pythagoreans thought those who teach for the sake of reward show themselves worse than sculptors, or artists who perform the work sitting. For these, when someone orders wood to make a statue of Hermes, search for wood suited to receive the proper form; while those pretend that they can readily produce the works of virtue from every nature.”
- “This also is a beautiful circumstance, that they referred every thing to Pythagoras, and called it by his name, and that they did not ascribe to themselves the glory of their own inventions, except very rarely.”
- “If the potential of every number is in the monad, then the monad would be intelligible number in the strict sense, since it is not yet manifesting anything actual, but everything conceptually together in it.”
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Key facts
- Philosopher.region
- Western philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Ancient philosophy
- Philosopher.image
- Iamblichus.jpg
- Philosopher.name
- Iamblichus
- Philosopher.other_names
- Iamblichus Chalcidensis, Iamblichus of Chalcis, Iamblichus of Apamea
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Chalcis ad Belum, Roman Empire
- Philosopher.death_date
- (aged 80)
- Philosopher.school_tradition
- Neoplatonism
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Metaphysics, philosophical cosmology
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Wikidata facts
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- name in native language
- Iamblicus Chalcidenlis
- date of birth
- 0250-00-00
- date of death
- 0330-00-00
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Iamblichus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Iamblichi Protrepticus : ad fidem codicis Florentini
Iamblichus De Pythagorica secta
Iamblichus
Pythagorae vita
De mysteriis Aegyptiorum liber
De mysteriis Aegyptiorum liber
Roma, Biblioteca Angelica, Manoscritti greci, Ang. gr. 77
Index eorum, quae hoc in book habentur. Iamblichus de Iiis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum. Proclus in platonicum Alcibiadem de Pro, atque daemone. ... Porphyrius de diuinis, atque daemonibus. Synesius Platonicus de somniis. Psellus de daemonibus Exhibition Prisciani, & Marsilii in Theophrastum de sensu,..
Jamblichi de mysteriis liber. ad fidem codicum manu scriptorum. recogn. Gustavus Parthey
De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum
Iamblichi Chalcidensis ... De vita Pythagorae & Protrepticae orationes ad philosophiam libri II .. nunc verò Graecè & Latinè primùm editi cum ... castigationibus & notis : additae sunt in fine Theanus. Myiae, Melissae & Pythagorae aliquot epistolia Gr. & Lat. Iohanne Arcerio Theodoreto ... authore & interprete
Pythagorae vita
Pythagorae vita
Iamblichus De mysteriis Aegyptionum
Iamblichus De mysteriis Aegyptionum
Iamblichi Chalcidensis ... De vita Pythagorae & Protrepticae orationes ad philosophiam libri II .. nunc verò Graecè & Latinè primùm editi cum ... castigationibus & notis : additae sunt in fine Theanus. Myiae, Melissae & Pythagorae aliquot epistolia Gr. & Lat. Iohanne Arcerio Theodoreto ... authore & interprete
Jamblichus De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum
Iamblichi Protrepticus : ad fidem codicis Florentini
Jamblichi de mysteriis liber. ad fidem codicum manu scriptorum. recogn. Gustavus Parthey
Opera (tit. fict.) 2
Iamblichvs De Mysteriis Ægyptiorvm, Chaldæorum, Assyriorum. Proclvs (Diadochus) in Platonicum Alcibiadem de Anima, atque Dæmone ... ; Porphyrivs (Malchus) de divinis atq[ue] dæmonib. ; Psellvs (Michael) de Dæmonibus ; Mercvrii Trismegisti Pimander (etc.)
Iamblichu Chalkideōs ... Peri Biu Pythagoriku Logos. Jamblichi Chalcidensis, ex Coele-Syria, De Vita Pythagorica Liber, Græce & Latine ... Accedit Malchus, sive Porphyrius, De Vita Pythagoræ: Cum Notis Lucæ Holstenii, & Conradi Rittershusii. Itemque Anonymus apud Photium De Vita Pythagoræ
... De vita Pythagorae et protrepticae orationes ad Philosophiam libri II ... Additae sunt in fine Theanus, Myiae, Melissae et Pythagorae aliquot epistolia graeca et lat.
Peri mystēriōn logos. Iamblichi Chalcidensis ex Coele-Syria de mysteriis liber. Praemittitur epistola Porphyrii ad Anebonem Aegyptium eodem argumento
Opera (tit. fict.) 1
Index Eorvm, Qvae Hoc In Libro Habentvr. Iamblichus de mysteriis Ægyptiorum, Chaldæorum, Assyriorum. Proclus in Platonicum Alcibiadem de anima, atq[ue] dęmone. Proclus de sacrificio, & magia. Porphyrius de diuinis, at[que] dæmonibus. Synesius Platonicus de somniis. Psellus de dæmonibus ... Marsilii Ficini de triplici uita Lib. II. Eiusdem liber de uoluptate. Eiusdem de Sole & lumine libri. II. Apologia eiusdem in librum suum de lumine. Eiusdem libellus de magis ... Præclarissimarum sententiarum huius operis breuis annotatio
Jamblichus De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum
De mysteriis Aegyptiorum liber
De clarorum philosophorum vitis, dogmatibus et apophthegmatibus : libri decem ; Graec. et Latin cum indicibus
Iamblichi de communi mathematica scientia liber
Index Eorvm, Qvae Hoc In Libro Habentvr. Iamblichus de mysteriis Aegyptiorum Chaldaeorum. Assyriorum
Jamblichus Chalcidensis Ex Coele-Syria In Nicomachi Geraseni Arithmeticam introductionem, Et De Fato
Iamblichu Chalkideōs Peri biu Pythagoriku logos : = Iamblichi ... De vita Pythagorica liber
De mysteriis Aegyptiorum liber
Jamblichus De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum
Jamblichus De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum
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Iamblichus ( ; ; ; ) was a Syrian Arab Neoplatonist philosopher who determined a direction later taken by Neoplatonism. Iamblichus was also the biographer of the Greek mystic, philosopher, and mathematician Pythagoras. In addition to his philosophical contributions, his is important for the study of the sophists because it preserved about ten pages of an otherwise unknown sophist known as the Anonymus Iamblichi.
== Life == According to the and Iamblichus' biographer, Eunapius, Iamblichus was born in Chalcis (later called Qinnašrīn) in Coele, now in northwest Syria. Iamblichus was descended from the Emesene dynasty. He initially studied under Anatolius of Laodicea and later studied under Porphyry, a pupil of Plotinus (the founder of Neoplatonism). Iamblichus disagreed with Porphyry about theurgy, reportedly responding to Porphyry's criticism of the practice in On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians.