{"product_id":"olympiodorus-life-of-plato-and-on-plato-first-alcibiades-19-9781472588302","title":"Olympiodorus Life of Plato and On Plato First Alcibiades 19","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlympiodorus (AD \u003ci\u003ec\u003c\/i\u003e. 500570), possibly the last non-Christian teacher of philosophy in Alexandria, delivered these lectures as an introduction to Plato with a biography. For us, they can serve as an accessible introduction to late Neoplatonism. Olympiodorus locates the \u003ci\u003eFirst Alcibiades\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Olympiodorus' \u003ci\u003eAlcibiades\u003c\/i\u003e commentary] has remained untranslated since the appearance of the critical edition nearly sixty years ago. [This volume] is thus a step towards filling a definite gap in the scholarship ... The book will be helpful to anyone interested in Olympiodorus' commentary who is more comfortable reading English than Greek. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConventions Textual Emendations Introduction Translator's Note Translation Notes Select Bibliography English-Greek Glossary Greek-English Index Index of Names Subject Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770022920535,"sku":"9781472588302","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472588302.jpg?v=1758723772","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/olympiodorus-life-of-plato-and-on-plato-first-alcibiades-19-9781472588302","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}