1. Introduction: the Epinomis, a mirror of its times: the transition from Plato to the Hellenistic age; Section One: The Epinomis and its background: re-shaping Plato's theological language; 2. The Phaedo and the Epinomis: the de-transcendentalised forms; 3. The Timaeus and the Epinomis: God's non-imitative activity; 4. The Cratylus and the Epinomis: Homoiosis theo(i) and astral worship; 5. The Laws and the Epinomis: the astral psychic immanent God; Section Two: The Epinomis and its advance: the Olympians' departure; 6. The greatest God; 7. Philip of Opus' contributions to the Early Academy: the theology of the Epinomis; 8. The Epinomis, a vivid example of transition.
Biography
Vera Calchi is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. She earned her PhD in ancient philosophy in 2019 and was a visiting DS at various (non-) European universities. She is the author of Under the Auspices of Plato: Did Aristotle Read the Epinomis?
"The book provides the reader with a very vivid and fascinating account of the religious and social dynamics of the V-IV century BC and the originality of a philosophical project that acts as a bridge from the classical to the Hellenistic age." -Â Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"A beneficio di studiosi tanto del pensiero di Platone e della tradizione platonica quanto delle filosofie dell’età ellenistica". - Elenchos
[As useful for students of Plato’s thought and the Platonic tradition as it is for students of Hellenistic philosophy.]
