From the Old Academy to Later Neo-Platonism: Studies in the History of Platonic Thought (original) (raw)

This volume features 23 essays by Harold Tarrant spanning the development of Platonic thought from the Old Academy through to later Neoplatonism, highlighting key philosophical interpretations from Socrates and Plato to the flourishing of philosophical schools in Alexandria. The essays are structured into three parts: the historical context of Socratic and Platonic ideas, the revival of Platonic thought in the second century AD, and the intricacies of later Neoplatonic interpretations, showcasing Tarrant's detailed scholarship on the evolution of philosophical ideas and their texts.