Neoplatonic pedagogy and the Alcibiades I : crafting the contemplative /

Bringing together both works to reveal a common vision of philosophy as it was understood in the lecture halls of late antiquity, this monograph is the only book-length study exclusively devoted to the reception of the Platonic dialogue Alcibiades I in the commentaries of Proclus (412-485 AD) and Ol...

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Main Author:	Ambury, James M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2024].
Subjects:	Proclus, > approximately 410-485. > Alcibiades I. Olympiodorus, > the Younger, of Alexandria, > active 6th century. > Scholia eis ton Platōnos Alkibiadēn. Plato. > Alcibiades I.

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Summary:	Bringing together both works to reveal a common vision of philosophy as it was understood in the lecture halls of late antiquity, this monograph is the only book-length study exclusively devoted to the reception of the Platonic dialogue Alcibiades I in the commentaries of Proclus (412-485 AD) and Olympiodorus (495-560 AD).
Physical Description:	xiv, 238 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-219) and indexes.
ISBN:	9781009100212 1009100211 9781009112024 1009112023