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    The Bird’s Song and Platonic Formalism
    Philotheos 7 172-177. 2007.
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    This investigation aims at establishing a new understanding of Plato’s notion of artistic beauty. It will be argued that Plato’s theory of beauty is in perfect agreement with his metaphysical system, and is based on the Pythagorean notion of beauty, as this is reflected in the principles of proportion and harmony. Hence it will be shown that Plato’s ideas of κάλλος and καλὸν in the later books of the Republic and the Laws reflect the voice of a “Pythagorean Plato.” According to this view, the e…Read more
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    Neopythagoreanizing Influences on Plotinus' Mystical Notion of Numbers
    Philosophical Inquiry 20 (1-2): 101-110. 1998.
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    This is a study of Hegel's theory of beauty, his theory of aesthetics, the origin of these theories in certain Platonic and Plotinian principles and concepts, and the application of these to Greek art and the Classical Ideal. ;An attempt is made to discover the notion of beauty in Hegel's theory of fine art on the basis of the analysis of the Classical Ideal, specifically, his theory of Greek sculpture. ;Hegel considers the unification of the classical concepts of the True, the Good, and the Bea…Read more
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    Neoplatonism and Western Aesthetics (edited book)
    with Nicholas J. Moutafakis
    State University of New York Press. 2001.
    Shows how the aesthetic views of Plotinus and later Neoplatonists have played a role in the history of Western art