Olympiodorus on Philosophical Education: An Undogmatic Approach?
Olympiodorus on Philosophical Education: An Undogmatic Approach?
Author(s): Cagla Umsu-SeifertSubject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Socrates; Plato; Alcibiades; Olympiodorus; philosophy; method; teacher; education
Summary/Abstract: Plato and the Platonists presented different positions on philosophical education. This paper explores the views of Olympiodorus, a 6th-century AD Platonist, on education and the role of a teacher. Olympiodorus’ approach to the conception of philosophical authority provides a new perspective for re-evaluating the significance of his philosophy.
Journal: Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae
- Issue Year: XXXI/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 97-107
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
