Select Works Of Porphyry - Containing His Four Books On Abstinence From Animal Food - His Treatise On The Homeric Cave Of The Nymphs And His Auxiliaries To The Perception Of Intelligible Natures by Thomas Taylor

Select Works Of Porphyry - Containing His Four Books On Abstinence From Animal Food - His Treatise On The Homeric Cave Of The Nymphs And His Auxiliaries To The Perception Of Intelligible Natures by Thomas Taylor

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Thomas Taylor (1758–1835) was an English translator and Neoplatonist who was the first to translate the whole works of Aristotle and Plato, as well as Orphic fragments, into English. Taylor was born in London and attended St. Paul's School, where he concentrated on classical and mathematical studies. After working as a clerk in Lubbock's Bank, he was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Society for the Promotion of Art (forerunner to the Royal Society of Arts), where he made a number of powerful acquaintances who helped him publish his numerous translations, which included Proclus, Porphyry, Apuleius, Ocellus Lucanus, and other Neoplatonists in addition to Plato and Aristotle. His goal was to complete a translation of all of the ancient Greek philosophers' untranslated works.

Taylor admired Hellenism, particularly Plato's and the Neoplatonists Proclus and the most divine Iamblichus, whose works he translated into English. He was so fascinated by the ancients that he and his wife only spoke to each other in classical Greek. He was also an outspoken critic of the corruption and shallowness of Christianity at the time. Taylor was mocked and made many enemies, yet he was well-liked in other circles.

Taylor was a frequent attendee at the gatherings of eccentric wanderer and philosopher John Walking Stewart, who was one of his pals. Taylor's suggested emendations were informed by his understanding of the Platonists, as the texts he utilized had been altered since the 16th century but were broken by lacunae. W. was influenced by his translations. Percy B. Blake, Percy B. Blake, Percy B. Blake,

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ISBN 13	9781444698305
ISBN 10	1444698303
Title	Select Works Of Porphyry - Containing His Four Books On Abstinence From Animal Food - His Treatise On The Homeric Cave Of The Nymphs And His Auxiliaries To The Perception Of Intelligible Natures
Author	Thomas Taylor
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Read Books
Year published	2010-03-12
Number of pages	290
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