The Teachings of Syrianus on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides (Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic Tradition, 10)

Thông tin sách: The Teachings of Syrianus on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides (Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic Tradition, 10) (Hardcover, 368 trang) – Brill, 2011. Ngôn ngữ: Tiếng Anh.

Although it has long been established that Syrianus, the teacher of Proclus, was the source of much of his student's metaphysics, it is not known precisely what in Proclus' thought can be attributed to Syrianus. The problem is compounded by the fact that Syrianus wrote very little and there is uncertainty as to whether written commentaries ever existed of his teaching on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides, the most important sources for Platonic metaphysics. This work attempts to re-construct the major tenets of Syrianus' philosophical teachings on the Timaeus and Parmenides based on the testimonia of Proclus, as found in Proclus' commentaries on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides and, Damascius, as reported in his On First Principles and commentary on Plato's Parmenides. Editorial Reviews About the Author Sarah Klitenic Wear, Ph.D. (2005) in Classics, Trinity College, Dublin, is Associate Professor of Classics at The Franciscan University of Steubenville. She has published on Syrianus and other Platonists, including Despoiling the Hellenes: Pseudo-Dionysius and the Athenian School of Platonism, with John M. Dillon (Ashgate, 2007).