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(1969), 7-29; 'The end of the Academy', in Neoplatonism, International Colloquia of the National Center for Scientific Research, Human Sciences, Royaumont June 9-13, 1969, Paris 1971, 281-90; H.J. Blumenthal, '529 and its Sequel: What happened to the Academy?', Byzantium 48 (1978), 369-85. Against the views of Cameron and Blumenthal, see I. Hadot 1978, 22ff.; 1987b, 7ff.; 1996, ch. 2. See also Paul Foulkes, 'Where was Simplicius?', Journal of Hellenistic Studies, 1992, 112-43; S. van Riet, 'Regarding the biography of Simplicius', Revue philosophique de Louvain 89, 1991, 506-14; Frans de Haas in De Haas-Fleet, Simplicius: On Aristotle Categories 5-6 (London & Ithaca NY, 2001), Introduction to ch. 5. See also n. 16 below.

15. Agathias, Five Books of Histories, II, 30,3-31,4 ed. Keydell; 124,8-126,10 ed. Costanza.

16. cf. M. Tardieu 1986; 1987; 1991. [But for a number of important objections to his hypothesis, see e.g. Lameer 1997, Gutas 1999, and esp. Luna 2001. (Ed.)]

17. I. Hadot 1987b, 36, citing Ibn al-Nadīm, The Index (Kitāb al-fihrist), 7, 1, p. 248 ed. Flügel/Rodiger/Müller = vol. 2, p. 598 Dodge. Cf. H. Gätje 1982; F.E. Peters 1968, 7.

18. I. Hadot 1987b, 34-5; 1987c, throughout.

19. On what follows, see P. Hadot 1995, ch. 2: 'Philosophy, Exegesis, and Creative Mistakes'.

20. For the details of this curriculum, see I. Hadot, 1987d; 1990; 1991; 1992; L.G. Westerink 1990.

21. See I. Hadot 1987b, 39; 1996, 3-7.

22. See I. Hadot 1996. A second volume, containing French translation and commentary, will be published within the next few years.

23. Notably F. Bossier and C. Steel; cf. 'Priscianus Lydus and the "In the Soul" of Pseudo(?)-Simplicius', Journal of Philosophy 34 (1972), 761-822 and C. Steel, Introduction to 'Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Soul 2.5-12', published with Priscian in this series (London & Ithaca NY, 2000). I. Hadot, who had initially tended — very hesitantly — to accept the hypothesis of Bossier/Steel (cf. her review of their article in I. Hadot 1978, 193-202), now leans towards restoring the authorship of the In De Anima (On the Soul) to Simplicius; cf. I. Hadot 1987b, 25-6 & n. 69; 1996, 5 & n. 12.

24. This view was pioneered by Karl Praechter; cf. Praechter 1911; 1912; 1927.

25. Most notably the late H.J. Blumenthal; L.G. Westerink was also of this opinion, as was Ph. Merlan.

26. Similar conclusions have been reached independently by A.D.R. Sheppard; cf. 1980; 1987.

27. The Neoplatonists in Alexandria may have had to come to an understanding with the powerful local Christian authorities. One suggestion by H.D. Saffrey (Review of Greek Studies 67, 1954, 400-1) was that this included restricting their teaching to Aristotle, whose doctrines were easier to reconcile with Christianity than were those of Plato; cf. Praechter 1910, 151-4. But Westerink replied with counter-evidence (ch. 14 of Richard Sorabji, ed. Aristotle Transformed). For a new suggestion see Richard Sorabji, 'Magical names and the fate of the Alexandrian Neoplatonist School', in Andrew Smith, ed., Proceedings of the conference on Neoplatonism and Society, Dublin, forthcoming.

28. Edited and attributed — no doubt correctly — to Porphyry by P. Hadot 1968.

29. See I. Hadot 1978; 1996, ch. 4; Ph. Hoffmann 1994.