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Contested Esotericisms at the End of Antiquity: Simplicius, Philoponus, and Olympiodorus
Published 1 year, 10 months ago
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We discuss three of the most important thinkers from the final generations of philosophical teaching at Alexandria. One is an upstart Christian. Two are esoteric Platonists of the Golden Chain. One may or may not have been an alchemist.