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

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

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Buch | Hardcover
355 Seiten
2013
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-84658-5 (ISBN)
208,25 inkl. MwSt
This volume is the fifth in the new English translation of arguably the most important ancient commentary on a text of Plato, and features Proclus' writing on time and the stars. It will be valuable for students and scholars of ancient philosophy, history of philosophy, classics and theology.
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.

Dirk Baltzly is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania. He was educated at Ohio State University and has worked previously at King's College London and Monash University, Victoria. He has published widely on ancient Greek philosophy, with particular emphasis on late antique Platonism. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities.

Acknowledgement; Notes on the translation; Introduction; 1. The structure of Book IV; 2. The eighth gift of time: eternity and the higher time; 3. The ninth gift: visible time and the planets; 4. Platonic exegesis and contemporary astronomy; 5. The greatest gift of all: the four kinds of living creature; 6. Conclusion; Works cited; Commentary on Plato's Timaeus: Volume V, Book 4; Proclus on time and the stars; Analytical table of contents; Translation; English-Greek glossary; Greek word index; General index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.10.2013
Reihe/Serie Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Übersetzer Dirk Baltzly
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 160 x 235 mm
Gewicht 650 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik / Ontologie
Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10 0-521-84658-7 / 0521846587
ISBN-13 978-0-521-84658-5 / 9780521846585
Zustand Neuware
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