The Six Books of Proclus, the Platonic Successor, on the Theology of Plato, Tr. from the Greek: To Which a Seventh Book Is Added, in Order to Supply the Deficiency of Another Book on This Subject, Which Was Written by Proclus, But Since Lost. Also, a Tran
The Six Books of Proclus, the Platonic Successor, on the Theology of Plato, Tr. from the Greek: To Which a Seventh Book Is Added, in Order to Supply the Deficiency of Another Book on This Subject, Which Was Written by Proclus, But Since Lost. Also, a Tran
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 edition. Excerpt: ... ADDITIONAL NOTES Vol. I. P. 1. Becoming unapparent to many, his a remarkable historical fact, as I have observed in my History of the Restoration of the Platonic Theology, that the philosophy of Plato was in a manner lost for many centuries after the death of its great master. For its depths were not ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 edition. Excerpt: ... ADDITIONAL NOTES Vol. I. P. 1. Becoming unapparent to many, his a remarkable historical fact, as I have observed in my History of the Restoration of the Platonic Theology, that the philosophy of Plato was in a manner lost for many centuries after the death of its great master. For its depths were not penetrated prior to Plotinus, who lived about two hundred and fifty years afier the birth of Christ. P. 2. Jamblichus and Thcodorus. Both these philosophers were the disciples of Porphyry. For an account of the former, of whom the Emperor Julian says, that he was posterior indeed in time to Plato, but not in genius, see my History of the Restoration of the Platonic Theology, annexed to my translation, of Proclus on Euclid. P. 5. Being likeivite apartaker of the dialectic of Plato. The dialectic of Plato is very differeut from the dialectic which is conversant with opinion, aid is accurately investigated in the Topics of Aristotle. For the business of this first of sciences, is to employ definitions, divisions, analyzations, aud demonstrations, as primary sciences in the investigation of causes; imitating the progression of beings from the first principle of things, and their continual conversion to it, as the ultimate pbject of desire. " But there, Proc. Vol. I are three energies, says Proclus (in MS. Comment, in Parmerud. lib. i.) of this most scientific method, the first of which is adapted to youth, and is useful for the purpose of rousing their intellect, which is, as it were, in a dormant state. For it is a true exercise of the soul in the speculation of things, leading forth thro' opposite positions the essential impression of ideas which it contains, and considering not only the divine path, as it were, which conducts to truth, but exploring...
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