Federico M Petrucci
Biographic Data
| ID | 5716909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Federico M Petrucci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Federico M |
| FAMILY NAME | Petrucci |
| SIGNATURE | PETRUCCI F M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Divine Confirmation
Burnet's text at Pl. Ti . 55c7–d6 is at least questionable, and opting for a different reading at 55d5 ( θεός instead of θεόν ) would shed light on an intriguing argumentative aspect of Plato's cosmological account: God confirms the metaphysical reasons why there is just one perfect world
Music and Philosophy in the Roman Empire
"In the history of ancient philosophy there is a kind of fascinating black hole between Cicero's last philosophical treatises and the first works of Seneca and Philo. From this period very little has survived via direct transmission. The causes of this silence are multiple and complex. One of them is certainly the Roman civil war, the commune nefas, as the poet Lucan put it. Not only was it a major political trauma, but it had momentous consequen…
Making Sense of the Soul’s Numbers. Middle Platonist Readings of Plato’s Divisio Animae
The aim of this paper is to show that a new approach to Middle Platonist technical exegesis is both necessary and profitable, for it can shed light on the deep philosophical and methodological background of Middle Platonist exegesis as a whole. Through the exegesis of Plato’s divisio animae , the Middle Platonists wanted to establish specific ways of both demonstrating and conceiving Plato’s authority also in the field of harmonics. In particular…
A Discussion of M. Bonazzi, À la recherche des idées
This paper discusses Mauro Bonazzi’s excellent book on Middle Platonism, its relationship with Hellenistic philosophy and Plotinus. The overall evaluation is extremely positive: the book detects fundamental aspects of Middle Platonism by focusing on its (often disregarded) epistemology and carefully analysing puzzling—and telling—stages of its philosophical development
Plato on Virtue in the Menexenvs
The Menexenus is usually described as a ‘riddle’ or ‘puzzle’. The difficulties it poses have given rise to a multitude of exegeses, revolving around two antithetical readings. On the one hand, some scholars tend to consider the dialogue an ironic critique of Athenian democracy and/or of democratic rhetoric. According to this perspective, Plato expressed this criticism through a paradoxical and somehow feverish epitaphios (the ironic reading). On …
Argumentative Strategies for Interpreting Plato’s Cosmogony
Contemporary debate on Plato’s cosmogony often assumes that the ‘literal’ reading of the Timaeus yields an account of creation, while the view that the cosmos always existed is non-literal. In antiquity, Taurus has been seen as a forerunner of the ‘non-literal’ interpretation. This paper shows, on the contrary, that Taurus’ argument for the sempiternity of the cosmos is a literalist one, relying on a strict linguistic analysis of Timaeus 28b6-8
Argumentative Strategies in the ‘Platonic Section’ of Plutarch’s De Iside et Osiride (chapters 45-64)
Plutarch’s De Iside et Osiride has been studied from several points of view. In this paper I set out to demonstrate first of all that the core of the work fully rests on Plato’s philosophy, since according to Plutarch’s methodological assumptions Plato had grasped the truth hidden behind the Isis myth. Then I shall focus on the argumentative structure of the work, highlighting its twofold nature. The De Iside is entirely structured as a philosoph…
Le témoignage du deuxième livre du « Commentaire au Timée » de Proclus sur la forme des arguments médio-platoniciens au sujet de la genèse du monde
The aim of this research is to analyse references to Middle Platonic exegeses on Plato’s cosmogony in the second book of Proclus’ Commentary on the Timaeus. Passages (which are generally dealt with only as fragments) will be systematically observed by considering their context and the way Proclus presents them : one will finally be able to emphasise that Proclus’ witness does not sustain the idea that Middle Platonic commentaries were continuous.…
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Le témoignage du deuxième livre du « Commentaire au Timée » de Proclus sur la forme des arguments médio-platoniciens au sujet de la genèse du monde
The aim of this research is to analyse references to Middle Platonic exegeses on Plato’s cosmogony in the second book of Proclus’ Commentary on the Timaeus. Passages (which are generally dealt with only as fragments) will be systematically observed by considering their context and the way Proclus presents them : one will finally be able to emphasise that Proclus’ witness does not sustain the idea that Middle Platonic commentaries were continuous.…
Argumentative Strategies in the ‘Platonic Section’ of Plutarch’s De Iside et Osiride (chapters 45-64)
Plutarch’s De Iside et Osiride has been studied from several points of view. In this paper I set out to demonstrate first of all that the core of the work fully rests on Plato’s philosophy, since according to Plutarch’s methodological assumptions Plato had grasped the truth hidden behind the Isis myth. Then I shall focus on the argumentative structure of the work, highlighting its twofold nature. The De Iside is entirely structured as a philosoph…
Argumentative Strategies for Interpreting Plato’s Cosmogony
Contemporary debate on Plato’s cosmogony often assumes that the ‘literal’ reading of the Timaeus yields an account of creation, while the view that the cosmos always existed is non-literal. In antiquity, Taurus has been seen as a forerunner of the ‘non-literal’ interpretation. This paper shows, on the contrary, that Taurus’ argument for the sempiternity of the cosmos is a literalist one, relying on a strict linguistic analysis of Timaeus 28b6-8
A Discussion of M. Bonazzi, À la recherche des idées
This paper discusses Mauro Bonazzi’s excellent book on Middle Platonism, its relationship with Hellenistic philosophy and Plotinus. The overall evaluation is extremely positive: the book detects fundamental aspects of Middle Platonism by focusing on its (often disregarded) epistemology and carefully analysing puzzling—and telling—stages of its philosophical development
Plato on Virtue in the Menexenvs
The Menexenus is usually described as a ‘riddle’ or ‘puzzle’. The difficulties it poses have given rise to a multitude of exegeses, revolving around two antithetical readings. On the one hand, some scholars tend to consider the dialogue an ironic critique of Athenian democracy and/or of democratic rhetoric. According to this perspective, Plato expressed this criticism through a paradoxical and somehow feverish epitaphios (the ironic reading). On …
Making Sense of the Soul’s Numbers. Middle Platonist Readings of Plato’s Divisio Animae
The aim of this paper is to show that a new approach to Middle Platonist technical exegesis is both necessary and profitable, for it can shed light on the deep philosophical and methodological background of Middle Platonist exegesis as a whole. Through the exegesis of Plato’s divisio animae , the Middle Platonists wanted to establish specific ways of both demonstrating and conceiving Plato’s authority also in the field of harmonics. In particular…
Music and Philosophy in the Roman Empire
"In the history of ancient philosophy there is a kind of fascinating black hole between Cicero's last philosophical treatises and the first works of Seneca and Philo. From this period very little has survived via direct transmission. The causes of this silence are multiple and complex. One of them is certainly the Roman civil war, the commune nefas, as the poet Lucan put it. Not only was it a major political trauma, but it had momentous consequen…
Divine Confirmation
Burnet's text at Pl. Ti . 55c7–d6 is at least questionable, and opting for a different reading at 55d5 ( θεός instead of θεόν ) would shed light on an intriguing argumentative aspect of Plato's cosmological account: God confirms the metaphysical reasons why there is just one perfect world
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