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Proclus on the transition from metaphysical being to natural becoming : A new reading of the Platonic theory of Forms.

Material type: TextTextSeries: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late AntiquityPublisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781463206925
  • 9781463237660
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 100
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
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
Summary: 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.

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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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