Talk:Anatolius of Laodicea

Disambiguation required for Anatolius the Platonist from Anatolius the Christian Bishop
"The suggestion that Anatolius, Iamblichus' teacher, is to identified with the Christian Bishop Anatolius of Laodicaea ... is a conjecture regarded very skeptically indeed by several well qualified judges." p.262 Rowan Williams, "Arius: Heresy & Tradition" (Revised Ed 2002) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.217.231.23 (talk) 16:09, 10 April 2011 (UTC)


 * This is a dispute among scholars, not a Wikipedia disambiguation concern.
 * Arius: heresy and tradition by Rowan Williams (1987/2001): "However, the suggestion that Anatolius, Iamblichus' teacher, is to be identified with the Christian bishop Anatolius of Laodicaea is one that I adopted over-enthusiastically; it is stated as fact (p.196: [Arius knew something of Anatolius, and even of his great pupil Iamblichus]), when it is at best conjecture, and a conjecture regarded very sceptically indeed by several well-qualified judges. I still find it attratctive, but must admit to more doubts than in 1987." The quotation selected by Anonymous does not represent the opinion of Rowan Williams.
 * Iamblichi Chalcidensis in Platonis dialogos commentariorum fragmenta by John M. Dillon (1973): "there is no chronological reason why the Bishop of Laodicea could not have been the teacher of Iamblichus"
 * Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2002.12.04 by Peter Lautner of Jamblich. Pythagoras: Legende - Lehre - Lebensgestaltung (2002): "Here [John Dillon] abandons the idea that the teacher of Iamblichus was a certain Anatolius who taught Peripatetic philoosophy in Alexandria in the 260s and later on became bishop of Laodicea in Syria."
 * Greek thought: A guide to classical knowledge by Jacques Brusnschwig & Geoffrey E. R. Lloyd (2000): "A certain Anatolius, senator and philosopher, is said to have been chosen by his fellow citizens to reestablish the school in Athens. A Christian who later became bishop of Laodicea, he may have been Iamblichu's teacher."
 * This warrants a paragraph within this article.
 * The article Anatolius is Wikipedia's disambigution of several people named "Anatolius", but it does not list any other Anatolius who flourished in the 260s–270s. Nor should an article for Anatolius the Platonist be created that only says he was Iamblichus' teacher and was not Anatolius of Laodecia when that statement is disputed. — Joe Kress (talk) 18:50, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

The quotation is noted as sourced from page 262 of Rowan Williams' latest Revised Edition of 2002. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.217.231.23 (talk • contribs) 08:38, 12 April 2011