Introducing Philosophy to the Classroom in the Sixth Century CE

Taking the recent publication of Sebastion Gertz’s translation of three late Platonic Introductions by Elias, David and Olympiodorus in the Ancient Commentaries on Aristotle series as a starting point, this review paper provides an assessment of Gertz’s translation and textual choices. In addition, it also provides an original contribution to the study of these texts by proposing an emendation of David’s text, and by discussing some of the source-texts of the three Introductions and of their parallels in the ancient commentary tradition. One case elaborated on in somewhat greater detail concerns Olympiodorus’ arguments against scepticism.

Publication year:2021

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