Hermias: On Plato Phaedrus 227A-245E (Ancient Commentators on Aristotle)

Hermias: On Plato Phaedrus 227A-245E (Ancient Commentators on Aristotle)

by Michael Share (Author), Dirk Baltzly (Author), Michael Share (Author), Dirk Baltzly (Author), Dirk Baltzly (Author), Michael Share (Author)

Synopsis

This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus' seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic commentary on Plato's Phaedrus to have survived in its entirety. Further interest comes from the recorded interventions by Syrianus' pupils - including those by Proclus, his eventual successor as head of the Athenian school, who went on to teach Hermias' father, Ammonius. The first of two volumes of Hermias' commentary, the chapters translated here discuss the argument that the soul can be proved immortal as being the self-moving source of eternal motion. Aristotle explicitly disagreed with Plato on this treatment of the soul and Syrianus, having previously (in a commentary on the Metaphysics) criticised Aristotle severely when he disagreed with Plato, feels obliged here, too, to address the apparent disagreement. This new translation is thus vital for understanding Syrianus' attitude to Aristotle.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 05 Apr 2018

ISBN 10: 1350051888
ISBN 13: 9781350051881
Book Overview: A translation of the first half of Hermias' lecture notes on Syrianus' seminar in which he discusses Plato's Phaedrus, accompanied by extensive commentary notes, introduction and indexes.

Author Bio
Dirk Baltzly is Professor of Philosophy and Head of Discipline for Philosophy & Gender Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Michael Share is Adjunct Researcher at the School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania, Australia.