The teachings of Syrianus on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides / by Sarah Klitenic Wear.

• Superior document: Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts, v. 10
• Author: Wear, Sarah Klitenic.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval philosophy, mathematics, and science ; v. 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Although it has long been established that Syrianus, the teacher of Proclus, was the source of much of his student's metaphysics, it is not known precisely what in Proclus' thought can be attributed to Syrianus. The problem is compounded by the fact that Syrianus wrote very little and there is uncertainty as to whether written commentaries ever existed of his teaching on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides , the most important sources for Platonic metaphysics. This work attempts to re-construct the major tenets of Syrianus' philosophical teachings on the Timaeus and Parmenides based on the testimonia of Proclus, as found in Proclus' commentaries on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides and, Damascius, as reported in his On First Principles and commentary on Plato's Parmenides .

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / S. Klitenic Wear -- Introduction / S. Klitenic Wear -- Fragments / S. Klitenic Wear -- Abbreviations Of Works Frequently Cited / S. Klitenic Wear -- Bibliography / S. Klitenic Wear -- Index Of Philosophical Terms And Names / S. Klitenic Wear -- Index Of Passages From Ancient Authors / S. Klitenic Wear.