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About the Author
Gerd Van Riel (1967), full professor at the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven (Belgium), studied classics and philosophy at the Universities of Leuven and Antwerp. He lectures on ancient philosophy, and also holds a course on 'Fundaments of Philosophy' at the Leuven Faculty of Law. His main research areas are Plato and the Platonic tradition, esp. later Neoplatonism (Proclus, Damascius), and Saint Augustine. Gerd Van Riel's works include a monograph on Pleasure and the Good Life: Plato, Aristotle and the Neoplatonists [This book received a Humanities Award of the Royal Belgian Academy], and the Greek-French annotated edition of Damascius, Commentary on the Philebus. He is the author of several articles on ancient philosophy, and on Neoplatonism in particular. He is editor of Augustiniana. A Journal for the Research on Augustine and Augustinianism.
Reviews
"This is an important book for those interested in Pagan Studies because it rehabilitates ancient Greek ideas about the gods as valid and able to exist alongside the allegedly more sophisticated readings that were proposed by philosophers from the sixth century BCE onwards. Plato's Gods, though a short study, requires tenacity and concentration on the part of those not trained in ancient philosophy, but is a worthwhile object of study."
- Carole M. Cusack, University of Sydney
Book Information
ISBN 9780754607014
Author Gerd Van Riel
Format Paperback
Page Count 146
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 272g