{"product_id":"olympiodorus-michael-griffin-9781350052222","title":"Olympiodorus: On Plato First Alcibiades 10-28","description":"Olympiodorus (AD \u003ci\u003ec\u003c\/i\u003e. 500-570), possibly the last non-Christian teacher of philosophy in Alexandria, delivered 28 lectures as an introduction to Plato. This volume translates lectures 10-28, following from the first nine lectures and a biography of the philosopher published in translation in a companion volume, \u003ci\u003eOlympiodorus: Life of Plato and On Plato First Alcibiades 1-9 \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2014).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor us, these lectures 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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350052221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350052222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Michael Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138560487679,"sku":"9781350052222","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48a913c9-3ec0-4b58-afee-51968f4f0fad.jpg?v=1687900315","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/olympiodorus-michael-griffin-9781350052222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}