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From the Old Academy to Later Neo-Platonism: Studies in the History of Platonic Thought (Variorum Collected Studies)
Harold Tarrant
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hardcover. Collects a set of papers on ancient Platonism that span the nine centuries between Plato himself and his commentator Olympiodorus in the 6th century. This title deals with Socrates, Plato and the Old Academy, the Platonic revival and the 2nd century AD, and later Neoplatonism. Series: Variorum Collected Studies Series. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 796. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
This volume collects a set of papers on ancient Platonism that span the nine centuries between Plato himself and his commentator Olympiodorus in the 6th century, many of them less easy to obtain. Much of the work is at the intersection of philosophy and literature, and a recurrent aim is to challenge existing orthodoxies and to suggest alternatives. Two further related aims are to encourage the rereading of Plato in the light of the later tradition, and the tradition in the light of influential passages of Plato. The articles are grouped here in three sections, dealing first with Socrates, Plato ... Read more
This volume collects a set of papers on ancient Platonism that span the nine centuries between Plato himself and his commentator Olympiodorus in the 6th century, many of them less easy to obtain. Much of the work is at the intersection of philosophy and literature, and a recurrent aim is to challenge existing orthodoxies and to suggest alternatives. Two further related aims are to encourage the rereading of Plato in the light of the later tradition, and the tradition in the light of influential passages of Plato. The articles are grouped here in three sections, dealing first with Socrates, Plato ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Variorum Collected Studies Series
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409408284
SKU
KSG0032687
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About Harold Tarrant
Harold Tarrant is the Professor of Classics at the University of Newcastle, Australia
Reviews for From the Old Academy to Later Neo-Platonism: Studies in the History of Platonic Thought (Variorum Collected Studies)
'It is [...] really detailed scholarship and argument combined with a stimulating general grasp of the development of ideas in their intellectual context which makes this collection such a pleasure to read and a most useful work of reference.' Aestimatio