{"product_id":"hermias","title":"Hermias","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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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\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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833508737229,"sku":"9781350136489","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_22f4888e-3818-4fbb-9dea-62f6c43b1e1c.jpg?v=1790887472","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/hermias","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}