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Proclus Lycius (/ ˈ p r ɒ k l ə s l aɪ ˈ s i ə s /; 8 February 412 – 17 April 485), called Proclus the Successor (Greek: Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος, Próklos ho Diádokhos), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major classical philosophers of late antiquity.
Mar 16, 2011 · Proclus. First published Wed Mar 16, 2011; substantive revision Mon Aug 3, 2020. Proclus of Athens (*412–485 C.E.) was the most authoritative philosopher of late antiquity and played a crucial role in the transmission of Platonic philosophy from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
Apr 3, 2024 · Proclus (born c. 410, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey]—died 485, Athens [Greece]) was the last major ancient Greek philosopher. He was influential in helping Neoplatonic ideas to spread throughout the Byzantine, Islamic, and Roman worlds.
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Aug 20, 2021 · Proclus of Athens (c. 412-485 CE) was a prolific Platonic philosopher whose main aim was the seemingly impossible task of defending traditional Greek polytheism at the time when his contemporary culture was almost completely dominated by Christianity.
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Proclus’ Complete Works (extant, lost, and spurious) Systematic Philosophical Works. Commentaries on Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Porphyry. Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy. Theological Tradition and Theurgy. Hymns and Epigrams. pseudo-Proclus.
Jun 18, 2018 · Proclus was one of the greatest Neoplatonist philosophers and became director of the Academy in Athens founded by Plato 800 years earlier. Proclus supported the idea that everything in the universe has its origins in ‘the One,’ a transcendent god who created the Universe, the Cosmic Soul, and the Divine Mind.
Apr 22, 2020 · Introduction. Proclus (b. 410/412–d. 485 CE) was head of the Athenian philosophy school in Late Antiquity, when Neoplatonism had incorporated the study of Aristotle, Pythagoreanism, Stoicism, and other philosophies.
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