Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus: Volume 5, Book 4

Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus: Volume 5, Book 4

by Dirk Baltzly and Proclus
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Publication Date: 12/02/2016

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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.

ISBN:
9781107240957
9781107240957
Category:
Western philosophy: Ancient
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
12-02-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press

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