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Olympiodorus: on Plato First Alcibiades 10-28

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by Michael Griffin

    • Author

      Michael Griffin

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      October 2017

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    Olympiodorus: on Plato First Alcibiades 10-28

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    Olympiodorus (AD c. 500-570), possibly the last non-Christian teacher of philosophy in Alexandria, delivered 28 lectures as an introduction to Plato. This volume translates lectures 10-28, following from the first nine lectures and a biography of the philosopher published in translation in a companion volume, Olympiodorus: Life of Plato and On Plato First Alcibiades 1-9 (Bloomsbury, 2014). For us, these lectures 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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    • Author

      Michael Griffin

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      October 2017

    • Weight

      341g

    • Page Count

      240

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 13 mm

    • ISBN

      9781350052222

    • ISBN-10

      1350052221

    • Eden Code

      4524702

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    • Author/Creator: Michael Griffin

    • ISBN: 9781350052222

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: October 2017

    • Weight: 341g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 13 mm

    • Eden Code: 4524702


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