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Interpretation of Euclid's definitions. The postulates and common notions (axioms) of Euclid.
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. A scion of 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 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 a time of syncretic chaos, he would synthesize into a unified and complex system the entire preceding Neoplatonic philosophical tradition, influenced by Pythagorean, Aristotelian, and Stoic elements. In his system, he would intertwine the one God, the intelligible and the intellectual substances, magic, and various beings of a demonic nature, thus delivering it to the scholastic Middle Ages.
His work is a fundamental source for any student of Neoplatonic philosophy, as well as for Plato himself, whose interpretations he often suggests are original and extremely interesting.
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Edition
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 280
- Dimensions
- 13x21 cm
- Release Date
- 1/2008
- Publication Date
- 2008
Content
- Philosophical Movement/School
- Stoicism
- Reader Level
- Classic Texts
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