Index Locorum Potiorum.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / S. R. P. Gertz -- Introduction / S. R. P. Gertz -- I. Olympiodorus On Suicide / S. R. P. Gertz -- II. Politics And Purification In Socrates’ Second Defence (Phd. 63b–69e) / S. R. P. Gertz -- III. Syrianus And Damascius: Two Interpretations Of The Argument From Opposites In Plato’s Phaedo (Phd. 69e–72d) / S. R. P. Gertz -- IV. Memory, Forgetfulness And Recollection In The Commentaries On Plato’s Phaedo / S. R. P. Gertz -- V. The Affinity Argument In Plato’s Phaedo / S. R. P. Gertz -- VI. The Final Argument In Plato’s Phaedo / S. R. P. Gertz -- VII. After Death: The Phaedo Myth And Its Neoplatonic Interpreters / S. R. P. Gertz -- General Conclusions / S. R. P. Gertz -- Bibliography / S. R. P. Gertz -- Index rerum / S. R. P. Gertz -- Index nominum veterum et recentiorum / S. R. P. Gertz -- Index locorum potiorum / S. R. P. Gertz.

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The belief in the immortality of the soul has been described as one of the “twin pillars of Platonism” and is famously defended by Socrates in Plato’s Phaedo . The ancient commentaries on the dialogue by Olympiodorus and Damascius offer a unique perspective on the reception of this belief in the Platonic tradition. Through a detailed discussion of topics such as suicide, the life of the philosopher and arguments for immortality, this study demonstrates the commentators’ serious engagement with problems in Plato’s text as well as the dialogue's importance to Neoplatonic ethics. The book will be of interest to students of Plato and the Platonic tradition, and to those working on ancient ethics and psychology.