This volume collects a set of papers on ancient Platonism spanning nine centuries between Plato himself and his commentator Olympiodorus in the 6th century, many of them less easy to obtain. Much of the work is at the intersection of philosophy and literature and aims to challenge existing orthodoxies. The articles are grouped in three sections, dealing with Socrates, Plato and the Old Academy, then the Platonic revival and the 2nd century AD, and finally with later Neoplatonism. Excerpted from From the Old Academy to Later Neo-Platonism: Studies in the History of Platonic Thought by Harold Tarrant All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
