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Proclus: Commentary on Plato´s Timaeus: Volume 5, Book 4
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Description for Proclus: Commentary on Plato´s Timaeus: Volume 5, Book 4
hardcover. This volume provides a clear, rigorous translation of one of the most important works of Platonic philosophy from late antiquity. Series: Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus. Num Pages: 355 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Proclus' commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. It has had an enormous influence on subsequent Plato scholarship. This edition offers the first new English translation of the work for nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the fifth in the edition, presents Proclus' commentary on the Timaeus, ... Read more
Proclus' commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. It has had an enormous influence on subsequent Plato scholarship. This edition offers the first new English translation of the work for nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the fifth in the edition, presents Proclus' commentary on the Timaeus, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
Series
Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Number of Pages
355
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521846585
SKU
V9780521846585
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About Proclus
Dirk Baltzly is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania. He was educated at Ohio State University and has worked previously at King's College London and Monash University, Victoria. He has published widely on ancient Greek philosophy, with particular emphasis on late antique Platonism. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities.
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