Life of Plato ; and On Plato First Alcibiades 1-9 /
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| Author / Creator: | Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century, author. |
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| Uniform title: | In Platonis Alcibiadem. English |
| Imprint: | London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. |
| Description: | vi, 246 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Ancient commentators on Aristotle Ancient commentators on Aristotle. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10298931 |
| Summary: | Olympiodorus (AD c . 500-570), possibly the last non-Christian teacher of philosophy in Alexandria, delivered these lectures as an introduction to Plato with a biography. For us, they can serve as an accessible introduction to late Neoplatonism. Olympiodorus locates the First Alcibiades at the start of the curriculum on Plato, because it is about self-knowledge. His pupils are beginners, able to approach the hierarchy of philosophical virtues, like the aristocratic playboy Alcibiades. Alcibiades needs to know himself, at least as an individual with particular actions, before he can reach the virtues of mere civic interaction. As Olympiodorus addresses mainly Christian students, he tells them that the different words they use are often symbols of truths shared between their faiths. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Ancient Greek. |
| Physical Description: | vi, 246 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781472588302 1472588304 |