{"product_id":"9781350051881","title":"Hermias: On Plato Phaedrus 227A-245E","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus' seminar on Plato's \u003ci\u003ePhaedrus\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the world's most influential celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic commentary on Plato's \u003ci\u003ePhaedrus \u003c\/i\u003eto 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003ci\u003e Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e) 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028030865648,"sku":"9781350051881","price":114.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781350051881_p0.jpg?v=1769893576","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781350051881","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}