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Iámblichos; Arabic: يَمْلِكُ, romanized: Yamlīḵū; Aramaic: 𐡉𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡅, romanized: Yamlīḵū; [2] [3] c. 245 [4] – c. 325) was an Arab [5] neoplatonic philosopher. [6] He determined a direction later taken by neoplatonism. Iamblichus was also the biographer of the Greek mystic, philosopher, and mathematician Pythagoras.
Aug 27, 2019 · Iamblichus (ca. 242–ca. 325) was a Syrian Neoplatonist and disciple of Porphyry of Tyre, the editor of Plotinus’ works. One of the three major representatives of early Neoplatonism (the third one being Plotinus himself), he exerted considerable influence among later philosophers belonging to the same tradition, such as Proclus, Damascius ...
Iamblichus (born c. ad 250, Chalcis, Coele Syria [now in Lebanon]—died c. 330) was a Syrian philosopher, a major figure in the philosophical school of Neoplatonism and the founder of its Syrian branch.
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Iamblichus, also known as Iamblichus Chalcidensis, (ca. 245 C.E. - ca. 325 C.E., Greek: Ιάμβλιχος) was a neoplatonist philosopher who determined the direction taken by later Neoplatonic philosophy, and influenced Jewish, Christian and Islamic theology.
A translation of Iamblichus' biography of Pythagoras, the founder of Pythagorean philosophy, and his ethical writings. The book also includes fragments of Pythagorean sentences and notes by Thomas Taylor, the translator.
Iamblichus was a Platonist, but he differed from other Platonists in significant ways. He is probably most widely known for coupling Platonic philosophy with religious practice. He had, of course, plenty of precedent in the Middle-Platonic period.
Iamblichus (c. 245—325) was a Syrian Neoplatonist who modified Plotinus' doctrine of the One by introducing a transcendental and a creative aspect. He also developed a theory of mediation between the spiritual and physical worlds and influenced Eastern and Western theology.
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