International Society for Neoplatonic Studies

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The International Society for Neoplatonic Studies (ISNS) is a learned society established in 1973 to support teaching and research relating to Neoplatonism. [1] The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition is published under its auspices by Brill Academic Publishers. [2] [3]

The Society also organizes conferences and similar events. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Among the Officers of the Society are John Dillon and Jean-Marc Narbonne.

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