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Author Greig, Jonathan, author.

Title The first principle in late Neoplatonism : a study of the one's causality in Proclus and Damascius / by Jonathan Greig.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Philosophia antiqua : a series of studies on ancient philosophy, 0079-1687 ; volume 156
Philosophia antiqua ; v. 156.
Philosophia Antiqua Ser.
Note Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität München, 2017.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Language English with Greek citations.
Contents Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1.1 The Backdrop of Causality in a Platonist/Aristotelian Context -- 1.2 Why Proclus and Damascius? -- 1.3 Reception in Byzantine, Arabic, and Latin Contexts -- 1.4 The Focus of This Study -- Chapter 1 The Background to Proclus and Damascius -- 1.1 Plotinus -- 1.1.1 The One as Anticipating Intellect's Nature -- 1.2 Porphyry -- 1.2.1 The Anonymous Parmenides Commentary -- 1.2.2 Assessing Porphyry and the Anonymous Commentary in Light of Plotinus
2.3 The Derivation of Participated Entities and Lower Levels from the Unparticipated -- 2.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Damascius' Causal Framework -- 3.1 Synonymy in Causal Relations -- 3.2 Causal Synonymy and Similar/Dissimilar Effects -- 3.3 Unparticipated Causality and Self-Constitution -- 3.3.1 Self-Constitution and Reversion -- 3.3.2 Unparticipated/Participated Causality -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Proclus on the One's Causality -- 4.1 Proclus' Proofs for the One -- 4.1.1 et Prop. 1-4: Unity as an Ontological Component -- 4.1.2 et Prop. 5: the One as Unparticipated
4.1.3 et Prop. 6: the One's Causality Delegated to the Henads -- 4.1.4 Putting Proclus' One in Perspective -- 4.2 The One within Proclus' Causal Framework -- 4.2.1 Proclus' Causal Model in Response to the Plotinian Model -- 4.2.2 The One's Causality Indicated in Negations -- 4.2.3 The One and Matter -- 4.3 The Henads as Participated Causes of the One -- 4.3.1 Distinguishing the Henads -- 4.3.2 The Henads' Derivation from the One -- 4.3.3 Orders of the Henads, and the Limit/Unlimited -- 4.4 The Limit and Unlimited: a Second Participated Model? -- 4.4.1 The One and the Limit/Unlimited in PT iii. 8-9
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Proclus, approximately 410-485.
Damaskios, approximately 480-approximately 550.
Damaskios, approximately 480-approximately 550 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjxytmqYF7hrtGkByFtKd
Proclus, approximately 410-485
Causation.
First philosophy.
One (The One in philosophy)
Neoplatonism.
metaphysics.
Neo-Platonism.
Causation
First philosophy
Neoplatonism
One (The One in philosophy)
Other Form: Print version: Greig, Jonathan. First Principle in Late Neoplatonism : A Study of the One's Causality in Proclus and Damascius. Boston : BRILL, ©2020 9789004439054
ISBN 9789004439092 (electronic book)
9004439099 (electronic book)