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Proclus on the world soul

translated with an introduction and notes by Dirk Baltzly

(Proclus : commentary on Plato's Timaeus, v. 4, book 3, pt. 2)

Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Bibliography: p. 322-326

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on the translation
  • Introduction to Book 3, Part II
  • The background to Proclus' commentary on the world soul in Timaeus
  • The structure of Proclus' commentary
  • The contributions of Proclus' commentary
  • Conclusion
  • On the Timaeus of Plato: Book 3, Part II
  • Analytical table of contents
  • Translation
  • References
  • English-Greek glossary
  • Greek word index
  • General index.

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  • NCID
    BC13149741
  • ISBN
    • 9781108712408
  • LCCN
    2007274547
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 428 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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