Alexandrine Teaching on the Universe (Routledge Revivals)

Alexandrine Teaching on the Universe (Routledge Revivals)
by: R. B. Tollinton (Author)
Publisher: Routledge
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: 2024/11/1
Language: English
Print Length: 186 pages
ISBN-10: 1032892536
ISBN-13: 9781032892535
Book Description
Originally published in 1932, this book is based on a series of lectures delivered in Cambridge in 1931. The views of the universe as held by the great teachers of Ancient Alexandria are discussed: Philo, Clement, Origen, Plotinus and the Gnostics are considered and their outlook compared and contrasted with certain phases of early 20th Century scientific opinion..
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Originally published in 1932, this book is based on a series of lectures delivered in Cambridge in 1931. The views of the universe as held by the great teachers of Ancient Alexandria are discussed: Philo, Clement, Origen, Plotinus and the Gnostics are considered and their outlook compared and contrasted with certain phases of early 20th Century scientific opinion.. Read more