Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus: Volume 5, Book 4

This volume provides a clear, rigorous translation of one of the most important works of Platonic philosophy from late antiquity.

This volume is the fifth in the new English translation of arguably the most important ancient commentary on a text of Plato, and features Proclus' writing on time and the stars. It will be valuable for students and scholars of ancient philosophy, history of philosophy, classics and theology.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.