| Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus: Volume 5, Book 4 Contributor(s): Proclus (Author), Baltzly, Dirk (Editor), Baltzly, Dirk (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521846587 ISBN-13: 9780521846585 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $206.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Science | Cosmology |
| Dewey: 113 |
| LCCN: 2007274547 |
| Series: Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 355 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Proclus' commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. It has had an enormous influence on subsequent Plato scholarship. This edition offers the first new English translation of the work for nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the fifth in the edition, presents Proclus' commentary on the Timaeus, dealing with Proclus' account of static and flowing time; we see Proclus situating Plato's account of the motions of the stars and planets in relation to the astronomical theories of his day. The volume includes a substantial introduction, as well as notes that will shed new light on the text. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baltzly, Dirk: - Dirk Baltzly is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania. He was educated at Ohio State University and has worked previously at King's College London and Monash University, Victoria. He has published widely on ancient Greek philosophy, with particular emphasis on late antique Platonism. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. |