Background
Arthur Armstrong was born on August 13, 1909 in Hove, United Kingdom to W. A. Armstrong, a clergyman, and E. Cripps Armstrong.
(Originally published in 1940, this book by famous Plotinu...)
Originally published in 1940, this book by famous Plotinus scholar Arthur Hilary Armstrong assesses how the philosopher's hierarchy of reality fits into the wider universal order, and how the historical and philosophical tradition gave rise to Plotinus' own philosophies. Armstrong also supplies a bibliography broken down by topic for those who wish to pursue any aspect of the text in greater depth. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Plotinus, Neoplatonism and in the pagan roots of Christian philosophy.
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Arthur Armstrong was born on August 13, 1909 in Hove, United Kingdom to W. A. Armstrong, a clergyman, and E. Cripps Armstrong.
Armstrong obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1932 and his Master of Arts degree in 1935, both at Jesus College in Cambridge.
Armstrong began his teaching career in 1936 at University College, in Swansea, Wales (now Swansea University), he stayed there until 1939.
His later teaching posts took him to the University of Liverpool and the University of Cambridge, both in England, Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the Royal University of Malta, among others, where he served as a professor of classics from 1939.
Armstrong’s first book, The Architecture of the Intelligible Universe in the Philosophy of Plotinus: An Analytical and Historical Study, was published by Cambridge in 1940.
In 1943, he was a classical sixth form master at Beaumont College, Old Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom. Three years later, he moved to Cardiff University as a lecturer in Latin. For long 22 years from 1950, he served as the Gladstone Professor of Greek at the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, United Kingdom, becoming professor emeritus on retirement 1972.
He was also a visiting professor at Manhattanville College in 1966. He was considered as a founding Editor of Dionysius, together with J. A. Doull and R. D. Crouse.
He later served as editor of The Cambridge History of Later Greek and Early Medieval Philosophy.
In addition to contributing articles to journals such as Classical Quarterly and Journal of Hellenic Studies, Armstrong wrote other books. His works include Plotinian and Christian Studies, Classical Mediterranean Spirituality (Volume 15 of World Spirituality), and Hellenic and Christian Studies. His multi-volume translation of the Medieval philosopher’s teachings is regarded as an essential tool of classical studies.
(Originally published in 1940, this book by famous Plotinu...)
Armstrong was a fellow of the American Catholic Philosophical Association.
Armstrong married Deborah Wilson in 1933. He has two sons and three daughters.