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This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus'
seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential
celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic
commentary on Plato's Phaedrus to have survived in its entirety.
Further interest comes from the recorded interventions by Syrianus'
pupils - including those by Proclus, his eventual successor as head
of the Athenian school, who went on to teach Hermias' father,
Ammonius. The second of two volumes of Hermias' commentary, the
chapters translated here begin with a discussion of how the
discarnate soul is visualised as a winged chariot team whose
charioteer may gain some glimpse of beauty itself, which can
explain subsequent erotic longing. This volume provides a
translation is accompanied by explanatory notes, an introduction
detailing the significance and context of the treatise and a
scholarly apparatus including multiple indexes, glossaries and a
bibliography.
This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus'
seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential
celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic
commentary on Plato's Phaedrus to have survived in its entirety.
Further interest comes from the recorded interventions by Syrianus'
pupils - including those by Proclus, his eventual successor as head
of the Athenian school, who went on to teach Hermias' father,
Ammonius. The first of two volumes of Hermias' commentary, the
chapters translated here discuss the argument that the soul can be
proved immortal as being the self-moving source of eternal motion.
Aristotle explicitly disagreed with Plato on this treatment of the
soul and Syrianus, having previously (in a commentary on the
Metaphysics) criticised Aristotle severely when he disagreed with
Plato, feels obliged here, too, to address the apparent
disagreement. This new translation is thus vital for understanding
Syrianus' attitude to Aristotle.
This commentary records, through notes taken by Hermias, Syrianus'
seminar on Plato's Phaedrus, one of the world's most influential
celebrations of erotic beauty and love. It is the only Neoplatonic
commentary on Plato's Phaedrus to have survived in its entirety.
Further interest comes from the recorded interventions by Syrianus'
pupils - including those by Proclus, his eventual successor as head
of the Athenian school, who went on to teach Hermias' father,
Ammonius. The first of two volumes of Hermias' commentary, the
chapters translated here discuss the argument that the soul can be
proved immortal as being the self-moving source of eternal motion.
Aristotle explicitly disagreed with Plato on this treatment of the
soul and Syrianus, having previously (in a commentary on the
Metaphysics) criticised Aristotle severely when he disagreed with
Plato, feels obliged here, too, to address the apparent
disagreement. This new translation is thus vital for understanding
Syrianus' attitude to Aristotle.
The commentary on Plato's Republic by Proclus (d. 485 CE), which
takes the form of a series of essays, is the only sustained
treatment of the dialogue to survive from antiquity. This
three-volume edition presents the first complete English
translation of Proclus' text, together with a general introduction
that argues for the unity of Proclus' Commentary and orients the
reader to the use that the Neoplatonists made of Plato's Republic
in their educational program. Each volume is completed by a Greek
word index and an English-Greek glossary that will help
non-specialists to track the occurrence of key terms throughout the
translated text. The first volume of the edition presents Proclus'
essays on the point and purpose of Plato's dialogue, the arguments
against Thrasymachus in Book I, the rules for correct poetic
depictions of the divine, a series of problems about the status of
poetry across all Plato's works, and finally an essay arguing for
the fundamental agreement of Plato's philosophy with the divine
wisdom of Homer which is, in Proclus' view, allegorically
communicated through his poems.
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.
The commentary on Plato's Republic by Proclus (d. 485 CE), which
takes the form of a series of essays, is the only sustained
treatment of the dialogue to survive from antiquity. This
three-volume edition presents the first complete English
translation of Proclus' text, together with a general introduction
that argues for the unity of Proclus' Commentary and orients the
reader to the use that the Neoplatonists made of Plato's Republic
in their educational program. Each volume is completed by a Greek
word index and an English-Greek glossary that will help
non-specialists to track the occurrence of key terms throughout the
translated text. The first volume of the edition presents Proclus'
essays on the point and purpose of Plato's dialogue, the arguments
against Thrasymachus in Book I, the rules for correct poetic
depictions of the divine, a series of problems about the status of
poetry across all Plato's works, and finally an essay arguing for
the fundamental agreement of Plato's philosophy with the divine
wisdom of Homer which is, in Proclus' view, allegorically
communicated through his poems.
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.
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 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 important collection of original essays is the first to
concentrate at length on how the ancients responded to the
challenge of reading and interpreting Plato, primarily between 100
BC and AD, edited by Lloyd Gerson, University of Toronto; 600. It
incorporates the fruits of recent research into late antique
philosophy, in particular its approach to hermeneutical problems.
While a number of prominent figures, including Apuleius, Galen,
Plotinus, Porphyry and lamblichus, receive detailed attention,
several essays concentrate on the important figure of Proclus, in
whom Neoplatonic interpretation of Plato reaches it most
impressive, most surprising and most challenging form. The essays
appear in chronological of their focal interpreters, giving a sense
of the development of Platonist exegesis in this period. Reflecting
their devotion to a common theme, the essays have been carefully
edited and are presented with a composite bibliography and indices.
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