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Platonic Inquiries. Selected papers from the thirteenth annual conference of the International Society for Neoplatonic Studies&#160;Edit by: Claudia D'Amico, John F. Finamore and Natalia Stroke, 2017This anthology of 24 essays by scholars from around the world is published in association with the International Society for Neoplatonic Studes: it contains many of the papers presented in their 2015 annual conference.(Text by the organizers)&#160;Table of contents:AncientPlatoLuz, Menahem.  “The Platonic origins of the Axiochus and the contribution of its author to the Socratic theme”...  1Middle PlatonismRitacco, Graciela.  “Rhea - Hecate. The Triple Expansion of Life”... 13PlotinusBrisson, Luc.  “Plotinus, and the tripartition of the soul in Plato: Anger as an example”... 33Baracat, Jose. “Theoria Theorema Theorein:  on the Vocabulary, Style, and Content of Plotinus’ Enn. III. 8 [30]”... 41Mazur, Zeke.  “The Gnostic Background of Plotinus’ Theory of Generative Contemplation”... 57Martin De Blassi, Fernando.  “Contemplation (theoria) and form (eidos) in Plotinus:  continuity or overcoming Greek thought?”... 77Halper, Edward.  The Value of the Soul's Descent”... 93Di Silva, Maurizio  “Cosmic Order and Evil:  The Concept of Providence in Plotinus and St. Augustine”... 111Later NeoplatonismCiner, Patricia Andrea.  “The Issue of Divine Filiality in the Commentary on the Gospel of John:  Doctrinal Comparisons between Heracleon, Origen and Plotinus”... 123García Bazan, Juan Bautista.  “The Depth-bathos of the Gnostics and Porphyry”... 137Hochsmann, Hyun.  “Porphyry’s Extension and Restriction of Plato’s Views on Justice”... 153Moreira, Julio César.  “The Pure Human Soul in Iamblichus: Divine or Angelic?”... 175Finamore, John.  “The ‘Second Trace of Life:’  Hermias and the Irrational Soul”... 187Cambron-Goulet, Mathilde. “Teaching and learning in Marinus”... 199ByzantineBiriukov, Dimitry.  “Hierarchy of beings and the Neo-platonic tetrad Goodness, Being, Life, Mind in Byzantine Platonism”... 219MedievalPeretó Rivas, Rubén.  “Negligence as the Cause of the Fall of Souls in Origen and its Reinterpretation by Evagrius Ponticus”... 233D’Amico, Claudia.  “Approach to the Sources of the Cusan Notions of Oneness, Identity, and Coincidence”... 243Pico Estrada, Paula.  “Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1431) on the Role of Faith in the Human Mind’s Return to God”... 257Renaissance/EnlightenmentMaggiotti, Juan Pablo.  “Marsilio Ficino’s teachings on the Platonic notion of inspiration:  A brief survey for understanding the depiction of artists as divinely inspired lovers of Beauty”... 277Rodriguez, Teresa.  “Is Florentine Neoplatonism a Philosophical Movement?”... 299Fazio, Rodolfo E.  “Newton and the Neoplatonic offensive against Cartesianism”... 313ModernBerchman, Robert.  “Thinking on Thinking: Ultimate Presuppositions in Plotinus and Leibniz”... 329Villani-Lubelli, Ubaldo.  “Plato in Weimar.  Plato’s Ideal State and the Weimar Republic:  The impossibility of creating the Perfect state”... 349Fontes-Teixeira, Luiz Fernando.  “Notes on Abandon:  excerpts from a diary of studies on the concept of Gelassenheit”... 363