This volume is the first complete study of 12th-century CE Byzantine philosopher Nicholas of Methone, highlighting his reception of Neoplatonism, the broader philosophical context of 11th–12th-century Byzantium, and his legacy into the Renaissance.

1 Introduction  Jonathan Greig and Dragos Calma Part 1 Nicholas of Methone and His Contemporary Intellectual Context 2 Ioanne Petritsi between Proclus and Nicholas of Methone  István Perczel with the contribution of Levan Gigineishvili 3 Nicholas of Methone and Ioane Petritsi on Intellect  Lela Alexidze 4 Different Understandings of Proclus’ First Principle(s) in Nicholas of Methone and Ioanne Petritsi  Levan Gigineishvili 5 Nicholas of Methone against Eustratios of Nicaea? On Proclus’ Presence in the Commentary on the Posterior Analytics II  Michele Trizio Part 2 The Refutation and Nicholas’ Other Works 6 Standards of Argument in Nicholas of Methone and Proclus: Comparing the Elementatio theologica with Nicholas’ Attempts to Disarm It  Jan Opsomer 7 A Relativistic Approach to Proclus: Nicholas of Methone’s Critique of Elements of Theology § 67–74 (on Parts and Wholes)  Arthur Oosthout 8 Nicholas of Methone on Divine Ideas: Between Proclus and the Early Byzantines  Jonathan Greig 9 The Motion of the Fertile One in Nicholas of Methone and Earlier Sources  Joshua M. Robinson 10 Ontological Foundations and Methodological Applications of Analogy in Nicholas of Methone: An Example of Realism  Christos Terezis and Lydia Petridou 11 12th-Century Philosophers and the Filioque: The Case of Nicholas of Methone’s Corpus on the Procession of the Holy Spirit  Alessandra Bucossi 12 Reconsidering Nicholas of Methone’s Corpus on the Procession of the Holy Spirit  Carmelo Nicolò Benvenuto Part 3 Nicholas of Methone’s Reception and Legacy 13 The Discussion on Participation from Nicholas of Methone to Palamas and His Opponents The Scholia on Proclus’ Elementatio Theologica in Marcianus gr. 512  Carlos Steel 14 Proclus (and Nicholas of Methone) in the Hesychast Controversy  Börje Bydén 15 Marsilio Ficino and Nicholas of Methone on Platonic Theology  Stephen Gersh Index