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Paperback-Edition first published. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 231 pages). |
| Series |
Ancient commentators on Aristotle |
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Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
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| Note |
Originally published: 2016. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197), English-Greek glossary, appendix, and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily |
| Contents |
Cover page; Halftitle page; Ancient Commentators on Aristotle; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction1; 1. Olympiodorus' life and society; 2. 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) exemplary and (7) inspired; Summary; 3. The Platonic curriculum and the Alcibiades: from natural gifts to civic responsibility; 4. Olympiodorus' lectures On the Alcibiades |
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Appendix Olympiodorus' worksUncertain attributions; Notes; Textual Emendations; Translation; Notes; Bibliography; English-Greek Glossary; Greek-English Index; Index of Passages Cited; Index of Names and Places; Subject Index |
| Local Note |
Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Open Access |
| Subject |
Plato. Alcibiades I.
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Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century.
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Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century.
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Alcibiades I (Plato)
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Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500.
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| Added Author |
Griffin, Michael J. (Michael James), 1982- translator.
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| Added Title |
In Platonis Alcibiadem commentarii.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: (OCoLC)1054110712 1 |
| ISBN |
9781474297578 (ebook) |
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1474297579 |
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9781472584014 (PDF) |
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9781472583994 (print) |
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9781350052222 (paperback) |
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1350052221 (paperback) |
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9781472584007 (electronic) |
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1472584007 (electronic) |
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147258399X (hc.) |
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