By Pieter d'Hoine,Marije Martijn

Proclus (412-485 A.D.) used to be one of many final reliable 'successors' of Plato on the head of the Academy in Athens on the finish of Antiquity, sooner than the varsity was once ultimately closed down in 529. As a prolific writer of systematic works on quite a lot of themes and probably the most influential commentators on Plato of all occasions, the legacy of Proclus within the cultural historical past of the west can infrequently be overestimated.

This booklet introduces the reader to Proclus' existence and works, his position within the Platonic culture of Antiquity and the impact his paintings exerted in later a long time. numerous chapters are dedicated to Proclus' metaphysical process, together with his doctrines in regards to the first precept of all fact, the only, and concerning the varieties and the soul. The extensive variety of Proclus' notion is extra illustrated through highlighting his contribution to philosophy of nature, clinical idea, concept of data and
philosophy of language. eventually, additionally his most unique doctrines on evil and windfall, his Neoplatonic advantage ethics, his complicated perspectives on theology and spiritual perform, and his metaphysical aesthetics obtain separate treatments.

This e-book is the 1st to compile the prime students within the box and to provide a cutting-edge of Proclean reviews this present day. In doing so, it presents the main finished advent to Proclus' inspiration presently available.

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