Olympiodorus On Plato : : First Alcibiades, 10-28 / / translated by Michael Griffin.

• Superior document: Ancient commentators on Aristotle
• VerfasserIn: Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century,
• TeilnehmendeR: Griffin, Michael J. 1982-
• Place / Publishing House: London, England : : Bloomsbury,, 2020.; London, England : : Bloomsbury Publishing,, 2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: Paperback-edition first published.
• Language: English
• Series: Ancient commentators on Aristotle
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Notes: Originally published: 2016.
• Other title: In Platonis Alcibiadem commentarii.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197), English-Greek glossary, appendix, and indexes.
• ISBN: 1474297579; 1472584015; 1472584007
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: translated by Michael Griffin.

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.