Proclus on the transition from metaphysical being to natural becoming : a new reading of the Platonic theory of Forms.
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.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Piscataway, NJ :
Gorgias Press,
[2017]
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Colección: | Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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