Hermias: On Plato Phaedrus 227A 245E

This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus'' seminar on Plato''s Phaedrus, one of the world''s most influential celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic commentary on Plato''s Phaedrus to have survived in its entirety. Further interest comes from the recorded interventions by Syrianus'' pupils - including those by Proclus, his eventual successor as ...