Olympiodorus Life of Plato ; and, On Plato First Alcibiades 1-9 translated by Michael Griffin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century, author.

Contributor:

Griffin, Michael J. (Michael James), 1982- editor.

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Plato.

Plato. Alcibiades--I.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 246 pages)

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Publishing 2015.

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."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Contents:

Conventions

Textual Emendations

Introduction

Translator's Note

Translation

Notes

Select Bibliography

English-Greek Glossary

Greek-English Index

Index of Names

Subject Index

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015 Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement

Contains:

Life of Plato.

On Plato First Alcibiades 1-9.

ISBN:

9781474220286

OCLC:

1057400415