Olympiodorus On Plato : First Alcibiades, 10-28 /

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...

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Main Author:	Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century (Author)
Other Authors:	Griffin, Michael J. (Michael James), \|d 1982- (Translator)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, England : Bloomsbury, 2020.
Edition:	Paperback-Edition first published.
Series:	Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
Subjects:	Plato. > Alcibiades I. Olympiodorus, > the Younger, of Alexandria, > active 6th century. Olympiodorus, > the Younger, of Alexandria, > active 6th century Alcibiades I (Plato) Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500. Electronic books.
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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.
Item Description:	Originally published: 2016.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 231 pages).
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197), English-Greek glossary, appendix, and indexes.
ISBN:	9781474297578 1474297579 9781472584007 1472584007
DOI:	10.5040/9781474297578