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On Plato Phaedrus 227a-245e / Hermias ; translated by Dirk Baltzly and Michael Share.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hermeias, of Alexandria, active 5th century, author.
- Series:
- Ancient commentators on Aristotle
- Classical Studies & Archaeology Supplement
- Ancient commentaries on Aristotle
- Standardized Title:
- In Platonis Phaedrum scholia. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Plato. Phaedrus--Early works to 1800.
- Plato.
- Hermeias, of Alexandria, active 5th century. In Platonis Phaedrum scholia.
- Hermeias.
- Love.
- Rhetoric, Ancient.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 316 pages).
- Distribution:
- London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus' seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic commentary on Plato's Phaedrus to have survived in its entirety. Further interest comes from the recorded interventions by Syrianus' pupils - including those by Proclus, his eventual successor as head of the Athenian school, who went on to teach Hermias' father, Ammonius. The first of two volumes of Hermias' commentary, the chapters translated here discuss the argument that the soul can be proved immortal as being the self-moving source of eternal motion. Aristotle explicitly disagreed with Plato on this treatment of the soul and Syrianus, having previously (in a commentary on the Metaphysics) criticised Aristotle severely when he disagreed with Plato, feels obliged here, too, to address the apparent disagreement. This new translation is thus vital for understanding Syrianus' attitude to Aristotle."-- Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- The place of the Phaedrus in the neoplatonic curriculum
- Platonism and the place of the Phaedrus up to Plotinus
- Plotinus and the Phaedrus at the origins of neoplatonism
- Iamblichus and the earlier commentary tradition
- Hermias' commentary and the philosophy of Syrianus
- Hermias' commentary in the subsequent platonic tradition
- Some high points in this volume
- A. Unity
- B. Characterisation and setting
- Socrates
- Rhetoric
- Future uses of Hermias : a modest proposal
- Departures from Lucarini and Moreschini's text
- Translation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781350051911
- OCLC:
- 1201425998
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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