Olympiodorus of Alexandria

Exegete, Teacher, Platonic Philosopher
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-46669-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 159, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 597 g

Reihe: Philosophia Antiqua

This is the first collected volume dedicated to the work of the 6th-century CE philosopher Olympiodorus of Alexandria. His Platonic commentaries are rare witnesses to ancient views on Plato’s Socratic works. As a pagan, Olympiodorus entertained a complex relationship with his predominantly Christian surroundings. The contributors address his profile as a Platonic philosopher, the ways he did and did not adapt his teaching to his Christian audience, his reflections on philosophical exegesis and communication and his thinking on self-cognition. The volume as a whole helps us understand the development of Platonic philosophy at the end of antiquity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Joosse, Albert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie

Über Autor(innen)

Albert Joosse, PhD, is lecturer and researcher at the universities of Groningen and Utrecht. His work focuses on Plato and the Platonic tradition.