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Proclus, one of the last great thinkers of Neoplatonic philosophy and 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 completely, and he became its 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 age of syncretic chaos, he would synthesize the entire preceding Neoplatonic philosophical tradition into a single, complex system influenced by Pythagorean, Aristotelian, and Stoic elements. In his system, he would incorporate the one god, intelligible and intellectual essences, magic, and various entities of a demonic nature, and in this form, he would pass it on to the scholastic Middle Ages.
His work is a fundamental source for anyone studying Neoplatonic philosophy, as well as that of Plato himself, for whom he often proposes original and extremely interesting interpretations.
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Edition
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 421
- Dimensions
- 12x21 cm
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2008
Content
- Philosophical Movement/School
- Stoicism
- Reader Level
- Classic Texts
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