A Dissertation on the Eleusinian
and Bacchic Mysteries (1790)
A masterful piece of research into
Greek mysticism; still the most insightful work on the subject; a classic.
Theoretic Arithmetic, in three
books, containing the substance of all that has been written on this subject by
Theo of Smyrna, Nicomachus, Iamblicus, and Boetius (1816)
A concise, clear presentation of
ancient numerology and number mysticism, a classic in the genre.
A Dissertation on the Philosophy of
Aristotle (1812)
Besides his encyclopedic knowledge
of Plato and the neoplatonists, Taylor was also thoroughly fluent in all the
technicalities of Aristotelian philosophy (and the commentaries of Simplicius),
as this massive original work shows.
A History of
the Restoration of the Platonic Theology by the later Platonists (1789)
Taylor gives a
very esoteric and perennialist take on Greek philosophical history, making this
a unique and insightful introduction to Neoplatonism.
The Allegory of the Wanderings of
Ulysses (1823)
An erudite study on Homer’s
Odyssey, which gives a clear overview of the esoteric symbolism of the
neoplatonists.
The Triumph of the Wise Man over
Fortune & The Creed of the Platonic Philosopher (1805)
The first is a fine piece of
inspirational philosophy and the second is a nice, concise overview of the
principles of Neoplatonism.
A Vindication of the Rights of
Brutes (1792)
A wonderfully buddhistic and
pioneering piece on animal rights.
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