Commentaries on Plato
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Commentaries on Plato is a series of Byzantine philosophical works in which Michael Psellos analyzes and interprets Plato’s dialogues within a Christian intellectual framework.
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| Commentaries on Plato canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentaries on Plato Context triple: [Michael Psellos, notableWork, Commentaries on Plato]
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Commentaries on Aristotle
Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
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Commentary on Plato's Parmenides
Commentary on Plato's Parmenides is a late Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive and influential interpretation of Plato’s dialogue "Parmenides," focusing on metaphysics and the structure of reality.
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Commentary on Plato's Republic
Commentary on Plato's Republic is a late antique Neoplatonic exegesis that offers a detailed philosophical and theological interpretation of Plato’s Republic, influential for its systematic reading of Platonic political and metaphysical themes.
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Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus is a late antique Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s cosmological dialogue, the Timaeus.
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Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I
Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an in-depth exegesis of Plato’s dialogue Alcibiades I, focusing on the nature of the self, knowledge, and the soul’s ascent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentaries on Plato Target entity description: Commentaries on Plato is a series of Byzantine philosophical works in which Michael Psellos analyzes and interprets Plato’s dialogues within a Christian intellectual framework.
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A.
Commentaries on Aristotle
Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
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B.
Commentary on Plato's Parmenides
Commentary on Plato's Parmenides is a late Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive and influential interpretation of Plato’s dialogue "Parmenides," focusing on metaphysics and the structure of reality.
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C.
Commentary on Plato's Republic
Commentary on Plato's Republic is a late antique Neoplatonic exegesis that offers a detailed philosophical and theological interpretation of Plato’s Republic, influential for its systematic reading of Platonic political and metaphysical themes.
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D.
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus is a late antique Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s cosmological dialogue, the Timaeus.
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E.
Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I
Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an in-depth exegesis of Plato’s dialogue Alcibiades I, focusing on the nature of the self, knowledge, and the soul’s ascent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine philosophical work
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philosophical work series ⓘ |
| aim | to reconcile Platonic philosophy with Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Platonism
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Christian Platonism ⓘ |
| author | Michael Psellos ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Platonic philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| historicalAuthor | Michael Psellos ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| intellectualFramework | Christian philosophy ⓘ |
| interpretsWorkOf | Plato ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | commentary ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Plato
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Plato’s dialogues ⓘ
linked to:
Dialogues of Plato
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| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| region |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
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| religiousContext | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine philosophy ⓘ |
| usesMethod | allegorical interpretation ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Michael Psellos ⓘ |
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