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Names: Joosse, Albert, editor.
Title: Olympiodorus of Alexandria : exegete, teacher, platonic philosopher / edited by Albert Joosse.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021. | Series: Philosophia antiqua, 0079-1687 ; volume 159 | Includes index. | Summary: “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”-- Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021019206 (print) | LCCN 2021019207 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004466692 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004466708 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century.
Classification: LCC B684.O64 O49 2021 (print) | LCC B684.O64 (ebook) | DDC 186/.4—dc23
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ISSN 0079-1687
ISBN 978-90-04-46669-2 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-46670-8 (e-book)
Copyright 2021 by Albert Joosse. Published by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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