Olympiodorus of Alexandria: exegete, teacher, philosopher

Olympiodorus of Alexandria: exegete, teacher, philosopher Utrecht University (NL), 14-15 December 2017 Sweelinckzaal, Drift 21, room 0.05 Organised by Albert Joosse Olympiodorus of Alexandria, who is often considered to have been the last leading, non-Christian philosopher of classical antiquity, has also been termed ‘the first classicist’ (Tarrant 1997). His place in the history of thought brings into focus issues of doctrinal difference and toleration, of the value of philosophical traditio..