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In the present volume Proclus describes the 'creation' of the soul
that animates the entire universe. This is not a literal creation,
for Proclus argues that Plato means only to convey the eternal
dependence of the World Soul upon higher causes. In his exegesis of
Plato's text, Proclus addresses a range of issues in Pythagorean
harmonic theory, as well as questions about the way in which the
World Soul knows both forms and the visible reality that comprises
its body. This part of Proclus' Commentary is particularly
responsive to the interpretive tradition that precedes it. As a
result, this volume is especially significant for the study of the
Platonic tradition from the earliest commentators onwards.
Proclus' commentary on the dialogue Timaeus by Plato (d.347 BC),
written in the fifth century AD, is arguably the most important
commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled insights into
eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. It has had an enormous
influence on subsequent Plato scholarship. This edition
nevertheless offers the first new translation of the work for
nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in
scholarship by Neoplatonic commentators. It will provide an
invaluable record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue,
while also presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and
significance of Platonic philosophy. The book presents Proclus'
unrepentant account of a multitude of divinities involved with the
creation of mortal life, the supreme creator's delegation to them
of the creation of human life, and the manner in which they took
the immortal life principle from him and wove it together with our
mortal parts to produce human beings.
This volume of Proclus' commentary on Plato's Timaeus records
Proclus' exegesis of Timaeus 27a-31b, in which Plato first
discusses preliminary matters that precede his account of the
creation of the universe, and then moves to the account of the
creation of the universe as a totality. For Proclus this text is a
grand opportunity to reflect on the nature of causation as it
relates to the physical reality of our cosmos. The commentary deals
with many subjects that have been of central interest to
philosophers from Plato's time onwards, such as the question
whether the cosmos was created in time, and the nature of evil as
it relates to physical reality and its ontological imperfection.
Proclus' commentary on the dialogue Timaeus by Plato (d.347 BC),
written in the fifth century AD, is arguably the most important
commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled insights into
eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. It has had an enormous
influence on subsequent Plato scholarship. This edition
nevertheless offers the first new translation of the work for
nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in
scholarship by Neoplatonic commentators. It will provide an
invaluable record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue,
while also presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and
significance of Platonic philosophy. The book presents Proclus'
unrepentant account of a multitude of divinities involved with the
creation of mortal life, the supreme creator's delegation to them
of the creation of human life, and the manner in which they took
the immortal life principle from him and wove it together with our
mortal parts to produce human beings.
Proclus' commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the
most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled
insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. It has
had an enormous influence on subsequent Plato scholarship. This
edition offers the first new English translation of the work for
nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in
scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable
record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also
presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of
Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the fifth in the edition,
presents Proclus' commentary on the Timaeus, dealing with Proclus'
account of static and flowing time; we see Proclus situating
Plato's account of the motions of the stars and planets in relation
to the astronomical theories of his day. The volume includes a
substantial introduction, as well as notes that will shed new light
on the text.
Proclus' Commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the
most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled
insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. This 2007
edition offered the first new English translation of the work for
nearly two centuries, building on significant advances in
scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable
record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also
presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of
Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the third in the edition,
offers a substantial introduction and notes designed to help
readers unfamiliar with this author. It presents Proclus' version
of Plato's account of the elements and the mathematical proportions
which bind together the body of the world.
Proclus' Commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the
most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled
insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. This
edition offers the first new English translation of the work for
nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in
scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable
record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also
presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of
Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the first in the edition,
deals with what may be seen as the prefatory material of the
Timaeus. In it Socrates gives a summary of the political
arrangements favoured in the Republic, and Critias tells the story
of how news of the defeat of Atlantis by ancient Athens had been
brought back to Greece from Egypt by the poet and politician Solon.
This translation and commentary is based on the Critical Text and
Indices of Proclus: Commentary on the First Alcibiades of Plato,
Amsterdam 1954, by L. G. Westerink. Index II has been of great help
in the translation, and the commentary is much indebted to the
critical apparatus. Dr. Westerink has also been kind enough to
forward his views on the relatively few problems which the Greek
text has presented. A further debt is owed to the review of Dr.
Westerink's text by Prof. E. R. Dodds in GNOMON 1955 p. 164-1,
chiefly for some references and some emendations to the Greek text.
W. R. M. Lamb's Loeb translation of Alcibiades I has helped
considerably in construing the lemmata, which Signor Antonio
Carlini has found to have been inserted by a later hand from a
Plato MSS. of the W family. Evidence for this is their discrepancy
with the text as read in the main body of the commentary (d. Studi
Classici e Orientali, vol. x, Pisa 1961). On the personal side, the
whole work has received the benefit of constant advice from Prof.
A. H. Armstrong. It was he who first suggested the undertaking, and
he has been kind enough to read through the translation and
commentary, making many corrections and helpful suggestions. In
particular lowe him the parallels with Plotinus and thanks for a
Socratic patience in my more obtuse moments.
In the present volume Proclus describes the 'creation' of the soul
that animates the entire universe. This is not a literal creation,
for Proclus argues that Plato means only to convey the eternal
dependence of the World Soul upon higher causes. In his exegesis of
Plato's text, Proclus addresses a range of issues in Pythagorean
harmonic theory, as well as questions about the way in which the
World Soul knows both forms and the visible reality that comprises
its body. This part of Proclus' Commentary is particularly
responsive to the interpretive tradition that precedes it. As a
result, this volume is especially significant for the study of the
Platonic tradition from the earliest commentators onwards.
This volume of Proclus' commentary on Plato's Timaeus records
Proclus' exegesis of Timaeus 27a 31b, in which Plato first
discusses preliminary matters that precede his account of the
creation of the universe, and then moves to the account of the
creation of the universe as a totality. For Proclus this text is a
grand opportunity to reflect on the nature of causation as it
relates to the physical reality of our cosmos. The commentary deals
with many subjects that have been of central interest to
philosophers from Plato's time onwards, such as the question
whether the cosmos was created in time, and the nature of evil as
it relates to physical reality and its ontological imperfection.
Proclus' Commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the
most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled
insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. This
edition offers the first new English translation of the work for
nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in
scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable
record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also
presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of
Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the first in the edition,
deals with what may be seen as the prefatory material of the
Timaeus. In it Socrates gives a summary of the political
arrangements favoured in the Republic, and Critias tells the story
of how news of the defeat of Atlantis by ancient Athens had been
brought back to Greece from Egypt by the poet and politician Solon.
Proclus' Commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the
most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled
insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. This
edition offered the first new English translation of the work for
nearly two centuries, building on significant advances in
scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable
record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also
presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of
Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the third in the edition,
offers a substantial introduction and notes designed to help
readers unfamiliar with this author. It presents Proclus' version
of Plato's account of the elements and the mathematical proportions
which bind together the body of the world.
This is the first English translation of Proclus' commentary on
Plato's Parmenides. Glenn Morrow's death occurred while he was less
than halfway through the translation, which was completed by John
Dillon. A major work of the great Neoplatonist philosopher, the
commentary is an intellectual tour de force that greatly influenced
later medieval and Renaissance thought. As the notes and
introductory summaries explain, it comprises a full account of
Proclus' own metaphysical system, disguised, as is so much
Neoplatonic philosophy, in the form of a commentary.
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