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

Hardback

Main Details

Title Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus: Volume 5, Book 4
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Proclus
Edited and translated by Dirk Baltzly
SeriesProclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:355
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 160
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - Ancient to c 500
Philosophy - metaphysics and ontology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521846585
ClassificationsDewey:113
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 October 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

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.