Description: "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. The third and final volume concludes Hermias' commentary, here, Plato delivers a celebrated critique of writing, and its relationship to orality. Hermias follows him, and adds a general account of good writing"--
Brief description: Dirk Baltzly is emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania, Australia.
Review Quotes: "This is the third and concluding volume of the translation of Hermias' Commentary on the Phaedrus, and it is very good to have. Dirk Baltzly and Michael Share once again do a fine job of bringing Hermias' commentary to a wider audience, with a clear and accurate translation, and an abundance of explanatory notes." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review