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Continuation of the discussion on Homer. Parallels with other poets. The philosophical and educational dimension of Homeric poetry. The parts of the soul, the virtues, and the characters of each.
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. A scion of a wealthy family from Lycia, he studied in the best educational centers of his time, Alexandria, Constantinople, and Athens. There, he came into contact with the Athenian Neoplatonic Academy, which ultimately captivated him 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 eclectic chaos, he would compose the entire preceding Neoplatonic philosophical tradition into a unified and complex system, influenced by Pythagorean, Aristotelian, and Stoic elements. In his system, he would amalgamate the one God, the intelligible and the intellectual substances, magic, and various beings of a demonic nature, and in this form, he would pass it on to the scholastic Middle Ages.
His work is a primary source for any student of Neoplatonic philosophy, as well as for Plato himself, for whom he often offers original and extremely interesting interpretations.
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- Author
- Proklos
- Publisher
- Ekdoseis Kaktos
- Subtitle
- To the Platonic States Memo B
- Language
- Greek
- ISBN-13
- 9789603827474
Edition
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 424
- Dimensions
- 13x21 cm
- Release Date
- 6/2007
- Publication Date
- 2007
Content
- Philosophical Movement/School
- Stoicism
- Reader Level
- Classic Texts
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