Alcinous: The Handbook of Platonism

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D. has exactly the right qualifications to put the Handbook into philosophical perspective. The Platonic roots are carefully documented and analysed, the Aristotelian graftings precisely noted and philosophically illuminating references to Neoplatonic developments are aptly cited and discussed ... important references to Stoic and Aristotelian influence are not limited to terminology. Doctrinal and methodological influences are also richly documented and discussed in the commentary. This detailed treatment is not reserved for the metaphysical sections, which D. for good reasons finds more interesting and rewarding, but is extended to the chapters on logic. * The Classical Review * The introduction is a judicious presentation of the philosophical and historical issues raised by this treatise ... Throughout, the translation is both readable and true to its Greek source ... an excellent tool for the use of students of later Greek philosophy. * Review of Metaphysics * The work is essential for any who wishes to follow the many byways of the Platonic tradition. Its straightforward summary propositions offers a unique doctrinal view of Platonism, an approach that was normative for the tradition for centuries. Highly recommended. * The Reader's Review, The Bookseller's Network, Number 16, August 1996 * an invaluble discussion * Terence Kleven, Central College, Pella, Iowa, Mind, Vol 108, no 431, July 1999 *