Proclus

Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-316-50525-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Proclus

Weitere Mitwirkende

Baltzly, Dirk

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Baltzly, Dirk
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. 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.