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Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus, Part 2, Proclus on the World Soul

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus, Part 2, Proclus on the World Soul
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Proclus
Edited and translated by Dirk Baltzly
SeriesProclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:444
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 151
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - Ancient to c 500
ISBN/Barcode 9781108712408
ClassificationsDewey:184
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 16 May 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

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.