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Proclus (c. 410 - 485) was one of the major Greek philosophers of late Antiquity. In his metaphysics he developed and systematized fundamental problems of Plato's thought, such as participation; transcendence - immanence; causation - participation - return; henads and monads. In a theological way he interpreted some of Plato's dialogues. In the tradition of the neo-platonic school of Athens he tried to bring together Orpheus, Pythagoras and Plato.
Before and after his works had been translated into Latin, Proclus influenced the Christian West through the Liber de causis ("Book of Causes"), a Latin translation of an anonymous Arab version of his Elementatio theologica. Among those who commented on the Liber or on some of its theses, were many well-known philosophers: Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Master Eckhart, Berthold of Moosberg and William of Ockham. The Liber de causis stimulated discussions about the concepts of God, first and second causality, universals, metaphysics of being as opposed to metaphysics of the one.
In the volume various specialists discuss these problems: Saffrey, De Rijk, Meyer, Steel, De Libera, Aertsen, Beierwaltes and Bos.
Before and after his works had been translated into Latin, Proclus influenced the Christian West through the Liber de causis ("Book of Causes"), a Latin translation of an anonymous Arab version of his Elementatio theologica. Among those who commented on the Liber or on some of its theses, were many well-known philosophers: Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Master Eckhart, Berthold of Moosberg and William of Ockham. The Liber de causis stimulated discussions about the concepts of God, first and second causality, universals, metaphysics of being as opposed to metaphysics of the one.
In the volume various specialists discuss these problems: Saffrey, De Rijk, Meyer, Steel, De Libera, Aertsen, Beierwaltes and Bos.
Price: $149.00
Pages: 208
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Philosophia Antiqua
Publication Date:
01 January 1992
ISBN: 9789004094291
Format: Other
'...excellent collection...These essays illuminate Neoplatonism's importance to the language and debates of Medieval philosophy...'
Michael F. Wagner, Journal of the History of Philosophy, 1994.
'Par la qualité de ces diverses contributions et leur objectif commun ce livre fera désormais référence...'
Jean Borel, Revue de Théologie et de Philosophie, 1994.
'...the publication of this volume will further the study of Proclus whose importance as a philosopher in his own right becomes increasingly clearer and whose influence on medieval thought can hardly be overestimated.'
R. Ferwerda, Mnemosyne, 1993.
'This collection will certainly be of interest to those concerned with the search for the 'hidden Plato' in the early Middle Ages, and perhaps to a wider audience.'
Metascience, 1993.
Michael F. Wagner, Journal of the History of Philosophy, 1994.
'Par la qualité de ces diverses contributions et leur objectif commun ce livre fera désormais référence...'
Jean Borel, Revue de Théologie et de Philosophie, 1994.
'...the publication of this volume will further the study of Proclus whose importance as a philosopher in his own right becomes increasingly clearer and whose influence on medieval thought can hardly be overestimated.'
R. Ferwerda, Mnemosyne, 1993.
'This collection will certainly be of interest to those concerned with the search for the 'hidden Plato' in the early Middle Ages, and perhaps to a wider audience.'
Metascience, 1993.
E.P. Bos is lecturer in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy of the University of Leiden. He has published on 14th century philosophy, especially on Marsilius of Inghen.
P.A. Meijer is lecturer in Ancient Philosophy of the same university, and has published on Plotinus and Proclus.
P.A. Meijer is lecturer in Ancient Philosophy of the same university, and has published on Plotinus and Proclus.