Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I
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Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an in-depth exegesis of Plato’s dialogue Alcibiades I, focusing on the nature of the self, knowledge, and the soul’s ascent.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Neoplatonic commentary
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late antique Greek prose text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide an in-depth exegesis of Plato's Alcibiades I ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | School of Athens (Neoplatonic)} NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorInOriginalLanguage | Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Alcibiades I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Alcibiades I by Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsDialogue | Alcibiades I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
divine ascent of the soul
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political leadership ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ the soul ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethics
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knowledge ⓘ nature of the self ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ soul's ascent ⓘ |
| genre |
exegetical work
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philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Neoplatonic metaphysical framework ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Platonic philosophy
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earlier Platonic commentators ⓘ |
| interpretsAs |
a dialogue about self-knowledge
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a guide to the care of the soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Plato's dialogue Alcibiades I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Proclus's commentaries on Plato ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ psychology of the soul ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I ⓘ |
| tradition | Athenian Neoplatonic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatsAuthor | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatsCharacter | Alcibiades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatsTheme |
education of the statesman
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hierarchy of being ⓘ purification of the soul ⓘ relationship between human and divine ⓘ role of philosophy in political life ⓘ |
| workOf | Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | commentary on a Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
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