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Άπαντα 38, Paraphrase of the Tetra-book of Ptolemy

Author: Proklos

Proclus, one of the last great thinkers of Neoplatonic philosophy and of ancient Greek philosophical thought in general, was born in Constantinople on February 8, 412 AD. Born into a wealthy family...

Proclus, one of the last great thinkers of Neoplatonic philosophy and of ancient Greek philosophical thought in general, was born in Constantinople on February 8, 412 AD. Born into a wealthy family from Lycia, he studied at the best educational centers of his time, Alexandria, Constantinople, and Athens.

There, he came into contact with the Athenian...

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  • Year of publication Year of publication 2008
  • Publisher Publisher Ekdoseis Kaktos

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Proclus, one of the last great thinkers of Neoplatonic philosophy and of ancient Greek philosophical thought in general, was born in Constantinople on February 8, 412 AD. Born into a wealthy family from Lycia, he studied at the best educational centers of his time, Alexandria, Constantinople, and Athens.

There, he came into contact with the Athenian Neoplatonic Academy, which captivated him permanently and of which he became the director after the death of his teacher, Syrianus. He died in Athens on April 17, 485 AD and was buried near Lycabettus.

Living in a time of syncretic chaos, he synthesized the entire preceding Neoplatonic philosophical tradition into a unified and complex system, influenced by Pythagorean, Aristotelian, and Stoic elements. In his system, he grouped the one God, the intelligible and the intellectual substances, magic, and various entities of a demonic nature, and in this form, he passed it on to the scholastic Middle Ages.

His work is a key source for any student of Neoplatonic philosophy, but also of Plato himself, whose original and extremely interesting interpretations he often proposes.

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Author
Proklos
Publisher
Ekdoseis Kaktos
Subtitle
Paraphrase of the Tetra-book of Ptolemy
Language
Greek
ISBN-13
9789603527312

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Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
524
Dimensions
13x21 cm
Release Date
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Publication Date
2008

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Philosophical Movement/School
Stoicism
Reader Level
Classic Texts

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