Neoplatonic Pedagogy and the Alcibiades I

James M. Ambury is Associate Professor of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous articles on the Platonic tradition, and the co-editor (with Andy German) of Knowledge and Ignorance of Self in Platonic Philosophy (Cambridge 2019).

• Introduction: Curriculum and Contemplative; 1. The Self-Knowledge Necessity: Opening Remarks; 2. Exalting Eros: Proem (103a1–106c2); 3. How Should I Live?: The Elenctic Section (106c3–119a7); 4. What Do I Want?: The Protreptic Section (119a8–124a8); 5. Who Am I?: The Maieutic Section (124a8–135e8).

'An inspiring and rich analysis of Plato's pedagogical mission, where education is less about providing useful knowledge and more about a conversion of the soul, Ambury's book keenly shows how Platonism begins with love and what Ambury calls 'a vision of the real' that intends to ignite, in prospective students, a passion for the philosophical way of life.' Danielle Layne, Professor of Philosophy, Gonzaga University