Porphyry and Macrobius on the Automotricity of the Soul
7-12-2023
𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭
In this talk, we will examine a section of Macrobius’ commentary on the Dream of Scipio (II, 13-16) in defense of Plato against the Aristotelian critique of Plato’s thesis of the automotricity of the soul. We will attempt to show that Porphyry is Macrobius’ source and to identify Porphyry’s lost work to which the relevant texts belong.
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢@𝐮𝐨𝐜.𝐠𝐫