Proclus' Elements of Theology: v. 1 (Thomas Taylor S.) - Hardcover

Proclus, Diadochus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1898910006 ISBN 13: 9781898910008

Publisher: Prometheus Trust, 1994

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.

About this title

From the Publisher

The first volume in the Prometheus Trust's Thomas Taylor
Series, this is a quality hardback, sewn, and bound in purple library
buckram with gold blocking.

The translator, Thomas Taylor (1858-1835), should be considered as one of
the giants of western philosophy - certainly no modern translator has been
so immersed in thought of ancient Platonic philosophy. He was, it is said,
"a scholar and a mystic" and not only provided the backbone to the American
transcendentalist school, but also inspired the whole English romantic
movement.

Synopsis

Discusses the reality which Plato had commended to all who aspire to wisdom and which Plotinus had outlined in his "Enneads".

Edition details

• Publisher: Prometheus Trust
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1898910006
• ISBN 13: 9781898910008
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144