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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 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. For almost fifty years, he was head or ‘successor’ (diadochos, sc. of Plato) of the Platonic ‘Academy’ in Athens. Being an exceptionally ...
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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.
Proclus was a Greek philosopher who became head of Plato's Academy and is important mathematically for his commentaries on the work of other mathematicians. View one larger picture. Biography. Proclus's father, Particius, and his mother, Marcella, were citizens of high social position in Lycia.
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May 29, 2018 · Proclus Diadochus (410-485) was a Byzantine philosopher and the last of the great Neoplatonists of antiquity. His philosophy indirectly influenced Christian thought, and he directly influenced many Renaissance thinkers.
