Proclus' Elements of Theology, 2nd edition

Proclus

ISBN 10: 189891043X / ISBN 13: 9781898910435

Published by Prometheus Trust, 2019

Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.99. Seller Inventory # G189891043XI4N01

Synopsis:

This is one of the great books of the Platonic Tradition. Its scope is the whole sphere of 'Authentic Reality' which Plato recommends to all who aspire to wisdom, and which Plotinus outlines in his Enneads. It takes as its starting point The One—the highest and most abstract idea that the human mind can affirm—and follows dialectically the unfolding of this through division, analysis, demonstration, and definition. It shows how The One is perfectly manifest in the Gods, and then how it "descends" while at the same time remaining exempt, at each succeeding level of intellect, soul, and body. A work of unequalled dialectic.
This second Prometheus Trust edition has Taylor’s extensive notes from his 1792 edition added to the main text of his 1816 edition.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Proclus' Elements of Theology, 2nd edition
Publisher: Prometheus Trust
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition