Note on Pierre Hadot as a Reader of Edgar Wind’s Pagan Mysteries in the Renaissance

Robert Pawlik
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-4347

Volume 5, October 2023

Abstract
On the occasion of the release of the French translation of Edgar Wind’s Pagan Mysteries in the
Renaissance, Pierre Hadot granted an interview. In a conversation with Jeannie Carlier, he shared his
interpretation of the book, considering it an important contribution to the understanding of the
spirit of the Renaissance. In the note, I try to demonstrate that traces of his acquaintance with
Wind’s opus vitae date back to earlier times.

Keywords
Edgar Wind; Neoplatonic tradition; Pierre Hadot; Plotinus; Renaissance

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