Proclus on Nature :Philosophy of Nature and Its Methods in Proclus’ Commentary on Plato’s Timaeus ( 1 )

Publication subTitle :Philosophy of Nature and Its Methods in Proclus’ Commentary on Plato’s Timaeus

Publication series :1

Author: Martijn   Marije  

Publisher: Brill‎

Publication year: 2010

E-ISBN: 9789004193253

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004181915

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789004181915

Subject: B502.232 柏拉图(Platon,公元前427~前347年)

Language: ENG

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Description

This study presents a revision of Proclus’ natural philosophy, starting from the Commentary on Plato’s Timaeus. It provides new insight into Proclus metaphysics of nature, his surprisingly peripatetic philosophy of science, the role of mathematics, and the nature of discourse.

Chapter

Acknowledgements

pp.:  9 – 10

Chapter One. Introduction

pp.:  11 – 28

1. Preliminaries

pp.:  11 – 16

1. Introduction

pp.:  29 – 32

2. The essence of nature

pp.:  33 – 33

5. Nature's working

pp.:  65 – 74

6. Conclusion

pp.:  75 – 76

4. In conclusion

pp.:  169 – 172

1. Introduction

pp.:  173 – 175

4. General conclusion

pp.:  224 – 225

1. Introduction

pp.:  229 – 231

5. Unlikeness

pp.:  250 – 280

6. A true and likely story

pp.:  281 – 285

Chapter Six. Conclusion

pp.:  307 – 312

1. Introduction

pp.:  307 – 306

2. Chapter II: Nature

pp.:  307 – 308

5. Chapter V: The likely story

pp.:  311 – 312

Bibliography

pp.:  313 – 330

Index rerum

pp.:  331 – 342

Index locorum

pp.:  343 – 372

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