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Olympiodorus: On Plato First Alcibiades 10-28 (Paperback)
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Olympiodorus: On Plato First Alcibiades 10-28 (Paperback)
Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
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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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