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Book SynopsisPlato’s Phaedo has never failed to attract the attention of philosophers and scholars. Yet the history of its reception in Antiquity has been little studied. The present volume therefore proposes to examine not only the Platonic exegetical tradition surrounding this dialogue, which culminates in the commentaries of Damascius and Olympiodorus, but also its place in the reflections of the rival Peripatetic, Stoic, and Sceptical schools. This volume thus aims to shed light on the surviving commentaries and their sources, as well as on less familiar aspects of the history of the Phaedo’s ancient reception. By doing so, it may help to clarify what ancient interpreters of Plato can and cannot offer their contemporary counterparts.
Trade Review"Just as it is impossible to do justice to every aspect of Phaedo’s influence in antiquity, it is also impossible to do justice to the rich array of insights on offer in this volume … a must have for any serious student of the dialogue." — Donka D. Markus, University of Michigan, in: The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition 11 (2017) "The ground covered is immense … the variety of approaches of the contributing authors, some writing in close focus others with a broader palette, has succeeded in producing important general conclusions that are always based on sound and detailed evidence. The volume’s usefulness is also enhanced by an extensive bibliography and three comprehensive indices: locorum, rerum and nominum." — Andrew Smith, University College Dublin, in: Journal of Hellenic Studies 137 (2017)
Table of ContentsContents List of Contributors Introduction Sylvain Delcomminette, Pieter d’Hoine and Marc-Antoine Gavray Aristote et le Phédon Sylvain Delcomminette Strato of Lampsacus as a Reader of Plato’s Phaedo: His Critique of the Soul’s Immortality Han Baltussen Le Phédon dans le Stoïcisme hellénistique et post-hellénistique Francesca Alesse Sextus, the Number Two and the Phaedo Lorenzo Corti Plutarch’s Reception of Plato’s Phaedo Geert Roskam The Phaedo in Numenian Allegorical Interpretation Harold Tarrant Plotin lecteur du Phédon: l’âme et la vie en iv 7 [2] 11 Riccardo Chiaradonna Syrianus and the Phaedo Pieter d’Hoine Damascius, Olympiodore et Proclus sur les attributs «divin» (θεῖον) et «intelligible» (νοητόν) en Phédon 80a10–b1 dans l’argument dit «de la similitude» Alain Lernould From ‘Immortal’ to ‘Imperishable’: Damascius on the Final Argument in Plato’s Phaedo Sebastian Gertz La théorie de l’âme-harmonie chez les commentateurs anciens Franco Trabattoni «Nombreux sont les porteurs de thyrse, mais rares les Bacchants». Olympiodore et Damascius sur le Phédon Bram Demulder et Gerd Van Riel Au terme d’une tradition: Simplicius, lecteur du Phédon Marc-Antoine Gavray Bibliography Index locorum Index nominum Index rerum
