Dissertationes – Maximus of Tyre – 1630 | On the Existence of God | Greek & Latin

Dissertationes by Maximus of Tyre, printed in 1630 by Claudius Larjot in Lyon, is a collection of forty-one short philosophical texts in parallel Greek and Latin. Maximus wrote a number of dissertations and theological discourses on a variety of subjects, most of which center around God, the existence of God, and his characteristics as the one true God. The Dissertations, as they are known today, discuss humanity in relation to God’s qualities, good versus evil, existence of demons and daemons, and the origins of sin.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Maximi Tyrii, philosophi Platonici, scriptoris amoenissimi, Dissertationes. Ex nova interpretatione recèns ad Graecum contextum aptata, & collocata è regione
• Author(s): Maximus of Tyre
• Contributor(s): Daniel Heinsius (editor)
• Publisher: Lugduni : Sumptibus Claudii Larjot
• Edition: 1630. First Larjot edition.
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  7in X 4.5in (18cm x 12cm)
• Collation: [8], 406, [1] pp
• Contents Include:
  • Greek and Latin texts printed in facing columns
  • 41 short philosophical discourses
  • Themes: gods, demons, good and evil, ethics, existence of God
• Provenance: Bookplate of “Bibliothèque de Henri Tardivi,” 19th-century private collector

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather binding secure and intact, with corners and edges clean. Pages complete with some internal staining. No loss of text.

Why Collect This?

• 17th-century bilingual printing of ancient philosophical works
• Represents pre-modern engagement with Platonic moral philosophy

Item Number: # 29027