Damascius' Problems and Solutions Concerning First Principles (AAR Religion in Translation)
"This superb translation ofDamascius's Problems and Solutions Regarding First Principles, with introduction and extensive notes, brings a classic text to the English reading public for the first time. Sara Ahbel-Rappe provides an invaluable guide for anyone interested in ancient thought to Damascius's critique of Proclus and to his articulation of a system of thought based on the Ineffable as first principle and sensitive to the limitations of metaphysical language."--Kevin Corrigan, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities, Emory University"Professor Rappe brings Damascius' metaphysics closer to Greek-less readers than ever before, and Problems and Solutions will appeal to those tired of the over-confident tones of other Neoplatonists. After a sensitive introduction culminating with important material on Chaldaean and Orphic traditions, her labors have produced a translation with an effective balance of accuracy and readability, supported by scholarly notes as appropriate."-- Harold Tarrant, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle, Australia.