Table of Contents

Introduction to Book 5; The integrity and structure of Book 5; The sources of Book 5; The names Sublunary Gods; The address of the Father; Preparation of individual souls; Souls learn law and fate; The sowing; The transfer of creative responsibilities; Bodily creation; The soul's problem when joined to body; The remaining topic: life in the body; Conclusion; Works cited; Analytical table of content; Translation.

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Classics scholars will welcome this translation into English of a pivotal work of Platonic philosophy from late antiquity.

About the Author

Harold Tarrant is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. His recent publications include The Platonic Alcibiades I: The Dialogue and its Ancient Reception (Cambridge, 2015) and The Neoplatonic Socrates (2014).