| Proclus on Nature: Philosophy of Nature and Its Methods in Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Timaeus Contributor(s): Martijn, Marije (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004181911 ISBN-13: 9789004181915 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $193.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 113 |
| LCCN: 2009044695 |
| Series: Philosophia Antiqua |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" (1.65 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Of Proclus' immense philosophical system, the part concerning the natural world may well be the most fascinating. Traditional scholarship tends to downplay that part of Neoplatonism, in favour of idealism, but recently this attitude is changing. This study contributes to that development by showing how Proclus' natural philosophy relates to theology, while remaining a science in its own right. Starting from his Commentary on Plato's Timaeus, it presents a revision of Proclus' metaphysics of nature and provides new insight into his surprisingly peripatetic philosophy of science, the role of mathematics, and the nature of discourse in natural philosophy. This book will be of interest both to students of the Platonic tradition, and to historians of natural science, metaphysics and epistemology. |
