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The commentary by Proclus on the work Introduction to Arithmetic by Nicomachus, through the adaptation of John Philoponus (which was composed based on the now-lost work of Proclus). 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 to 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 completely 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 an era of syncretistic chaos, he would compose into a unified and complex system the entire preceding Neoplatonic philosophical tradition, influenced by Pythagorean, Aristotelian, and Stoic elements. In his system, he would incorporate the one god, the intelligible and mental substances, magic, and various beings of a demonic character, and in this form, he would pass it on to the scholastic Middle Ages.
His work is a fundamental source for any student of Neoplatonic philosophy, as well as for Plato himself, whose ideas he often proposes original and extremely interesting interpretations.
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Edition
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 672
- Dimensions
- 13x21 cm
- Release Date
- 4/2009
- Publication Date
- 2009
Content
- Philosophical Movement/School
- Stoicism
- Reader Level
- Classic Texts
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