A. H. Armstrong
Arthur Hilary Armstrong, FBA (13 August 1909 – 16 October 1997) was an English educator and author. Armstrong is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the philosophical teachings of Plotinus (ca. 205–270 CE).[1] His multi-volume translation of the philosopher's teachings is regarded as an essential tool of classical studies.
Life
Hilary Armstrong was born in
Academia
Armstrong began his teaching career in 1936 at
From 1970 to 1971, Armstrong was a
According to A A Long, "Armstrong changed the subject of ancient philosophy by devoting much of his long life to promoting study of the Neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus". A A Long also commented that "as well as being a leading scholar of ancient philosophy, Armstrong was a devout, active, and increasingly idiosyncratic Christian; or perhaps better, a free-thinking Christian Platonist. His religious outlook, catholic with a small c (though he espoused Roman Catholicism for much of his life), consistently informed his view of Plotinus."
In 1973, he was awarded the Aquinas Medal from the American Catholic Philosophical Association.
Works
- The Architecture of the Intelligible Universe in the Philosophy of Plotinus: An Analytical and Historical Study, Cambridge University Press, 1940.
- Plotinus, (as Translator) Allen & Unwin, 1953, Collier, 1962. In 2012 this was reissued in electronic form.[1]
- An Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, Methuen, 1947, 4th edition, Methuen, 1966.
- Christian Faith and Greek Philosophy, (with R. A. Markus) Darton, Longman & Todd, 1960, Sheed, 1964.
- Re-discovering Eastern Christendom: Essays in Commemoration of Dom Bede Winslow, (Editor with E.J.B. Fry), Darton, Longman & Todd, 1963.
- Plotinus, seven volumes, (as Translator), Harvard University Press, 1966–1988.
- St. Augustine and Christian Platonism, Villanova University Press, 1967.
- The Cambridge History of Later Greek and Early Medieval Philosophy, (as Editor), Cambridge University Press, 1967.
- The Church of England, the Methodists and Society: 1700 to 1850, Rowman & Littlefield, 1973.
- Greek philosophy and Christianity, in The Legacy of Greece, a New appraisal (Moses I Finley Editor), Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1981.
Journals
- Classical Quarterly
- Mind
- Journal of Hellenic Studies
- Journal of Theological Studies
- Downside Review
- Dionysius
See also
References
- ISBN 978-94-6270-259-2.
Further reading
- Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, 2003. Last Updated 10/28/2003. Date Accessed 2/23/2006.
- Long, Anthony Arthur, "Arthur Hilary Armstrong, 1909-1997", Proceedings of the British Academy, 120, 3–17, The British Academy, 2003.