Among the many Platonists of the second century A.D., Albinus is one of the most important. He belongs to the period commonly known as ''Middle Platonism'' which stands between the teachings of the Old Academy and the Neoplatonists. The Platonic Doctrines is the only complete philosophical textbook surviving from the ancient world and is the only fully-preserved work of Platonism from the time of Plato until that of Plotinus (circa 205-270 A.D.). The work was clearly intended to be an introduction to Plato''s writings and is presented here in a definitive English language translation for the fi.
"Among the many Platonists of the second century A.D., Albinus is one of the most important. He belongs to the period commonly known as ''Middle Platonism'' which stands between the teachings of the Old Academy and the Neoplatonists. The Platonic Doctrines is the only complete philosophical textbook surviving from the ancient world and is the only fully-preserved work of Platonism from the time of Plato until that of Plotinus (circa 205-270 A.D.). The work was clearly intended to be an introduction to Plato''s writings and is presented here in a definitive English language translation for the fi."@en
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