{"product_id":"olympiodorus-michael-griffin-9781474295642","title":"Olympiodorus: Life of Plato and On Plato First Alcibiades 1-9","description":"Olympiodorus (AD \u003ci\u003ec\u003c\/i\u003e. 500-570), 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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474295649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474295642\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 06\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Michael Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138594140415,"sku":"9781474295642","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea7b0ceb-f5e3-4f31-99af-d033d17abf92.jpg?v=1687900506","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/olympiodorus-michael-griffin-9781474295642","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}