Taurus of Beirut

<p>This volume is the first monograph devoted to the philosophy of Taurus of Beirut and provides a long-awaited analysis of his texts and their first English translation. Through close examination of the extant witnesses Petrucci gives a new account of Middle Platonism based on a fresh approach to the theological and cosmological view of Taurus. In this way the book contributes substantially to the debate on Post-Hellenistic Platonism from the point of view of both exegetical methods and philosophical doctrines and offers a starting point for a new understanding of many aspects of ancient thought.</p>