Olympiodorus On Plato : First Alcibiades, 10-28 / translated by Michael Griffin.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

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

Contributor:

• Griffin, Michael J. (Michael James), 1982- translator.

Series:

• Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Standardized Title:

• In Platonis Alcibiadem commentarii.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century.
• Plato. Alcibiades I.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

Paperback-edition first published.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Olympiodorus' life and society -- Philosophical excellence and the philosophical curriculum -- Pre-philosophical excellence: (1) natural and (2) habituated -- Philosophical excellence: (3) civic, (4) purificatory, (5) contemplative -- Excellence beyond philosophy: (6) inspired [and (7) hieratic] -- Summary -- The Platonic curriculum and the Alcibiades: from natural gifts to civic responsibility -- Olympiodorus' lectures on the Alcibiades -- Appendix: Olympiodorus' works -- Uncertain attributions -- Textual emendations -- Translation -- Bibliography -- English-Greek glossary -- Greek-English index -- Index of passages cited -- Index of names and places -- Subject index.

Contents:

• Cover page; Halftitle page; Ancient Commentators on Aristotle; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction1; 1. Olympiodorus' life and society; 2. Philosophical excellence and the philosophical curriculum; Pre-philosophical excellence: (1) natural and (2) habituated; Philosophical excellence: (3) civic, (4) purificatory, (5) contemplative; Excellence beyond philosophy: (6) exemplary and (7) inspired; Summary; 3. The Platonic curriculum and the Alcibiades: from natural gifts to civic responsibility; 4. Olympiodorus' lectures On the Alcibiades
• Appendix Olympiodorus' worksUncertain attributions; Notes; Textual Emendations; Translation; Notes; Bibliography; English-Greek Glossary; Greek-English Index; Index of Passages Cited; Index of Names and Places; Subject Index

Notes:

• Originally published: 2016.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197), English-Greek glossary, appendix, and indexes.
• Creative Commons. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en

ISBN:

• 9781474297578
• 1474297579
• 9781472584014
• 1472584015
• 9781472584007
• 1472584007

OCLC:

1201426601