The Theory and Practice of Cosmic Ascent Comparative and Interdisciplinary Approaches

Nicholas Banner, Ph.D. (2012), University of Exeter, is an independent researcher focusing on the intersections between religion, philosophy, and magic in late antiquity. His published works include Philosophic Silence and the One in Plotinus (2018).

John Dillon is Regius Professor of Greek (Emeritus) at Trinity College Dublin. The main focus of his research is Plato and the Platonic Tradition. His chief works include The Middle Platonists (1977, repr. 1996), Alcinous, The Handbook of Platonism (1993), Iamblichus, De Anima (with John Finamore, 2000), The Heirs of Plato (2003), The Roots of Platonism (2018), and three volumes of collected essays.