Proclus: An Introduction

343 Pages·2012·5.455 MB·English

by  Radek Chlup

PROCLUS
AnI ntroduction
RADEKC HLUP
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Contents
Liosfiftg r ues pagviei
Acknegodmewelsn t
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Editnisao nadb ebvriaotfai nocniwseok nrst
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Notoe ntr ansiloauntsse d
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Introduction
I Histobraicckaglr ound 9
I.I Neoplatoannidst mh Pel atotnriacd ition 9
1.2P lotivneurssl uasNt eeo platonism 16
1.2.P1e nchafonrst u btcllea ssifications 18
I.2.I2m penetrbaobulned arbieetsw eleenv eolfrs e ality 21
1.2.T3ur nt owarrdesl igion 30
1.3P roclaunsd AtheNneioapnl atonism 32
1.3-F1r omI amblicthoPu rso clus 32
1.3.P2t oclwursi't ings 37
1.3.T3h ef inal odNfaeyosp latonism 44
2 Procmleutsa'p hysics
2.1T heO nea ndt heG oodas theb eginninegn doa nfad lt lh ings
2.1.P1o sitpirvees eonfct eh Oe nea ndt heG oodi na ltlh ings
2.1.N2e gatitvhee ology
2.2T hec ycolfep rocesasnidro enev rsion
2.2.W1h yd oetsh eO nec realtoew elre vels?
2.2.P2r ocesasnidor nev seiron
2.2.S3e -lcfonstilteuvteelds
2.2.L4i miatn dt hUen limited
2.3G radoesfc ausality
2.3-Al1l t hingsi na rael l things
2.3.B2e in-gL ief I-ntellect
2.4L eveolfps a rtiiciopna t
2.4.P1a rtici-ppaatritnigc i-puantpeadr ticipated
2.4.P2a rticipaantdti horene latbieotnw eleenv eolfrs e ality
2.4.D3e greoefps a rticipation
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Contse nt
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3 Procploulsy't htehiesotliocg y 112
31. Henads II2
3.2L owegro dasn dt hhei erarocfhh eyn ads 1I9
3-3 Verticchaali ns 172
4 Epistemology 137
41· TheS ouasl a d iscurismiavgoeef I ntellect 138
4.2P rojecatnidro enc ollection 144
43· Opiniaso nun reflepcrtoejde ction 148
4·4M athemataincdds i alectic 151
45· Beoyndd iscursivity 158
5 Wayso fu nification 163
p Theo nei ns oul 163
5.2 Theurgy 168
5.2.E1x tertnhaelu rgy 169
5.2.L2e veolfis n tertnhaelu rgy 173
6 Insppioreetadrn yd simytbso ls 185
6.1I nd eefncoefm ythical obscenity 185
6.2P hilosoapss hyym boelxiecg esis 193
7 Evialnt dh eodicy 201
7.1P roducsr'i tiocfi sPml ost inu 202
7.2E vialsf allinsgh oorfto nen'ast ure 208
7·3 Evialsa d istorotfvi eornt ihciale rarchy 2Il
7·4E viilns oualnsd i nb odies 213
7·5 Eviasl p erverosfit ohneG ood 218
7.6W hyd oeesv ielx ist? 219
7·7E vialn dp rovidePnrcoed:ut sh'e odicy 224
8 Ethics 234
8.1V itrueosft hNee oplatosangiec 235
8.2A ctiaonnd c ontemplation 247
9 Worldview 255
9·1 Philosoapnhdry e ligiinlo anta en tiquity 256
92. Thei nwatrudr Pnl:o tiannudts h 'eF rieonfGd osd ' 265
9·3 Iamblicrhee-aenx ternalization 273
10E piloPgruoec:lle ugsa'c y 279
Biibolagphry 295
Indoepfx as sagqeuesod t 312
Geneirneadxl 317
Figures
I Twoc ycolfpe rs oceasnsrdie orvnse ion page7 0
2 Proceasnsrdie ovnie oronsfs e-lcfonsthiytopustteads es 72
3M ultliapyloeefpr rso ceasnsrdie ovne rsion 84
4 Layeorfss o ul 85
5G radoefcs a usality 86
6M ateriala smw iorrrlodtr hiheni gg hleerv els 89
7T he Oannemd a ttaescr a alulsiyn terconnected 89
8T hes trucotfgu erneei rnatle llect 96
9 Geneirnatle ilnil tesslce- ftr eivoenr s 96
10M atewroirallmd i rarso trhiheni gg hleerv els 98
IIH ieraorfpc ahryt icipation 103
12 Particoifhp uamtaibnoo ndi yns oul lO8
13H ieraorfhc ehnya ds I21
14P articiinpt hahete inoand s I23
15So ualni dt tsw coy ecsol fp roceasnsrdie ovnie orns I42
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