Commentary on Plato's Gorgias / / Olympiodorus ; translated with full notes by Robin Jackson, Kimon Lycos, and Harold Tarrant ; introduction by Harold Tarrant.

• Superior document: Philosophia antiqua, v. 78
• Author: Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century.
• TeilnehmendeR: Jackson, Robin; Lycos, Kimon.; Tarrant, Harold.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 1998.
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English; Ancient Greek
• Series: Philosophia Antiqua 78.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 349 pages).

This book provides a translation of the only surving ancient commentary on Plato's Goroias , written by the Alexandrian Platonist Olympiodorus in the sixth century A.D. There are substantial notes on the commentary, which assist the reader to understand the context of Olympiodorus' Platonism, the choices available to him as an interpreter, and the special characteristics of his interpretation. A full introduction tackles the issues of greatest interest that arise from the work, including the author's mission as a Hellenist resisting Christian attacks on his discipline. Indices are provided. The authors show that there is much more of value in this commentary than has often been supposed, and that the differences between Olympiodorus' approach and those of modern commentators are often illuminating.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / ROBIN JACKSON , KIMON LYCOS and HAROLD TARRANT -- INTRODUCTION / ROBIN JACKSON , KIMON LYCOS and HAROLD TARRANT -- COMMENTARY WITH THE GRACE OF GOD ON PLATO’S GORGIAS, TAKEN FROM THE SPOKEN WORDS OF THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER OLYMPIODORUS / ROBIN JACKSON , KIMON LYCOS and HAROLD TARRANT -- BIBLIOGRAPHY / ROBIN JACKSON , KIMON LYCOS and HAROLD TARRANT -- INDEX LOCORUM / ROBIN JACKSON , KIMON LYCOS and HAROLD TARRANT -- INDEX TO ON THE GORGIAS / ROBIN JACKSON , KIMON LYCOS and HAROLD TARRANT -- INDEX OF NAMES / ROBIN JACKSON , KIMON LYCOS and HAROLD TARRANT -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS / ROBIN JACKSON , KIMON LYCOS and HAROLD TARRANT -- PHILOSOPHIA ANTIQUA: A SERIES OF STUDIES ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY / J. MANSFELD , D.T. RUNIA and J.C.M. VAN WINDEN.