Title Proclus on the transition from metaphysical being to natural becoming : a new reading of the Platonic theory of Forms.

Publication Info.	Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2017]
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Series	Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity
	Gorgias studies in classical and late antiquity.
Contents	Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Theory of Forms in the Historical Evolution of Platonism -- 2. Henads and Forms -- 3. Forms and Numbers -- 4. The Objective Existence of the Forms: Transcendence and Immanence -- 5. The Levels of Presence of the Forms -- 6. The Communion Between Forms and Sensible Beings -- 7. Aspects of the Function of the Metaphysical Forms -- Epilogue -- Bibliography
Summary	This volume examines the historical end of the Platonic tradition in relation to creation theories of the natural world through Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus (412-485) elaboration of an investigation of Plato's theory of metaphysical archetypal Forms.
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Language	In English.
Subject	Proclus, approximately 410-485.
	Proclus, approximately 410-485.
	Plato.
	Plato.
	Form (Philosophy)
	Form (Philosophy)
	LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Ancient & Classical.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Dictionaries.
	Dictionaries.
ISBN	1463237669
	9781463237660 (electronic book)
Standard No.	10.31826/9781463237660