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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Theory of Forms in the Historical Evolution of Platonism
- 2. Henads and Forms
- 3. Forms and Numbers
- 4. The Objective Existence of the Forms: Transcendence and Immanence
- 5. The Levels of Presence of the Forms
- 6. The Communion Between Forms and Sensible Beings
- 7. Aspects of the Function of the Metaphysical Forms
- Epilogue
- Bibliography