Proclus on the transition from metaphysical being to natural becoming

A new reading of the Platonic theory of Forms

This volume examines the historical end of the Platonic tradition in relation to creation theories of the natural world through Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus (412-485) elaboration of an investigation of Plato’s theory of metaphysical archetypal Forms.

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Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity23

Publication Date: Oct 3,2017

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Page Count: 176

Languages: English

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This volume examines the historical end of the Platonic tradition in relation to creation theories of the natural world through the Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus' (412-485) elaboration of an investigation of Plato’s theory of metaphysical archetypal Forms.

Proclus proceeds to a systematic construction of this theory and grounds it in ontological monism. He presents the Forms as constructing, through their combinations, the presuppositions for the creation of the natural world, in such a way that it functions in an orderly and harmonious way, showing the natural world is not produced by chance or means of automatizations, but on the basis of a teleological planning. This volume also reflects Proclus’ dealing with the topics of objective reality and the nature of the “universals”.

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	Contributor	Biography
	EliasTempelis	Dr Elias Tempelis studied Philosophy at the Universities of Athens and London and is Associate Professor of Greek Philosophy at the Hellenic Naval Academy. His doctoral dissertation is about knowledge of the divine according to the School of Ammonius. His postdoctoral research is about the metaphysics of the Neoplatonist philosophers Syrianus and Asclepius. Byzantine and Modern Greek Philosophy are also included among his interests. He has participated in many conferences and research projects in Greece and abroad.
	ChristosTerezis	Christos Terezis is Professor of Ancient Greek and Byzantine Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy in University of Patras, Greece.

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