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Interpreting Proclus

From Antiquity to the Renaissance

Stephen Gersh editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:15th Sep '14

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Stephen Gersch charts the influence of the late Greek philosopher Proclus from his own lifetime down to the Renaissance (500–1600 CE).

Proclus was the most important philosopher of late antiquity, a dominant voice in Byzantine thought, influential in the later western Middle Ages, and a major figure in the revival of Greek philosophy in the Renaissance. This pioneering volume discusses his influence on the thought of Europe and beyond.This is the first book to provide an account of the influence of Proclus, a member of the Athenian Neoplatonic School, during more than one thousand years of European history (c.500–1600). Proclus was the most important philosopher of late antiquity, a dominant (albeit controversial) voice in Byzantine thought, the second most influential Greek philosopher in the later western Middle Ages (after Aristotle), and a major figure (together with Plotinus) in the revival of Greek philosophy in the Renaissance. Proclus was also intensively studied in the Islamic world of the Middle Ages and was a major influence on the thought of medieval Georgia. The volume begins with a substantial essay by the editor summarizing the entire history of Proclus' reception. This is followed by the essays of more than a dozen of the world's leading authorities in the various specific areas covered.

'… an immensely learned compilation of studies of major (and some very minor) acts of appropriation or, to use Gersh's own word, of the 'assimilation' of Procline Platonism.' Lloyd Gerson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
'This collective effort succeeds in making the strongest possible case for the grand narrative of over one thousand years of Proclus's influence in the West and East; and many of the highlighted essays are significant contributions to the scholarly literature in their own fields.' Daniel O'Connell, Journal of the History of Philosophy

ISBN: 9780521198493

Dimensions: 235mm x 168mm x 27mm

Weight: 740g

417 pages