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Proclus' Commentary on the Cratylus in Context

2008 Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Proclus' Commentary on the Cratylus in Context by : Robbert Maarten van den Berg

Download or read book Proclus' Commentary on the Cratylus in Context written by Robbert Maarten van den Berg. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the various views on language and its relation to philosophy in the Platonic tradition by examening the reception of Plato's Cratylus in antiquity in general, and the commentary of the Neoplatonist Proclus in particular.

Proclus' Commentary on the Cratylus in Context

2007-12-31 Philosophy
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Release : 2007-12-31
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Book Synopsis Proclus' Commentary on the Cratylus in Context by : Robbert Maarten van den Berg

Download or read book Proclus' Commentary on the Cratylus in Context written by Robbert Maarten van den Berg. This book was released on 2007-12-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cratylus contains Plato’s important, yet ambiguous discussion of language. By studying the reception of this text in antiquity, this book explores the various ideas on language and its relation to philosophy in the Platonic tradition. This discussion provides the backdrop for a detailed analysis of the commentary on the dialogue by Proclus. His, often original, views on language are, it appears, the product of a critical reevaluation of those of his predecessors, whereas his interpretation of the Cratylus throws new light on that dialogue. This book will thus be of interest both to students of Plato and the Platonic tradition, as well as to those working on ancient theories of language.

Proclus: On Plato Cratylus

2014-04-22 Philosophy
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Release : 2014-04-22
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Book Synopsis Proclus: On Plato Cratylus by : Proclus,

Download or read book Proclus: On Plato Cratylus written by Proclus,. This book was released on 2014-04-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proclus' commentary on Plato's Cratylus is the only ancient commentary on this work to have survived, and is illuminating in two particular respects. First, it is actually the work of two Neoplatonists. The majority of the material is supplied by the Athenian-based Proclus (c. 411-485 AD), who is well known for his magisterial commentaries on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides, as well as for a host of other works involving the study of Plato. This material we have consists of excerpts from Proclus' commentary edited by another figure who appears to be a Platonist working somewhat later in Alexandria. Consequently it contains insights into the philosophy of both of the principal late antique centres of Platonism: Athens and Alexandria. Secondly, the material is divided between the grittier issues of language-theory, on which it engages freely with other ancient philosophies, and theological discussion, mostly involved with the etymologies of the names of Greek gods, in which Proclus is more concerned to relate his own brand of Platonism to the 'Orphic' and 'Chaldaean' theological systems, and also to Homer. This English translation, accompanied by Brian Duvick's extensive notes, explicates all these facets of the ancient text.

The Cratylus of Plato

2011-02-03 Philosophy
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Release : 2011-02-03
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Book Synopsis The Cratylus of Plato by : Francesco Ademollo

Download or read book The Cratylus of Plato written by Francesco Ademollo. This book was released on 2011-02-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cratylus, one of Plato's most difficult and intriguing dialogues, explores the relations between a name and the thing it names. The questions that arise lead the characters to face a number of major issues: truth and falsehood, relativism, etymology, the possibility of a perfect language, the relation between the investigation of names and that of reality, the Heraclitean flux theory and the Theory of Forms. This full-scale commentary on the Cratylus offers a definitive interpretation of the dialogue. It contains translations of the passages discussed and a line-by-line analysis which deals with textual matters and unravels Plato's dense and subtle arguments, reaching a novel interpretation of some of the dialogue's main themes as well as of many individual passages. The book is intended primarily for graduate students and scholars, in both philosophy and classics, but presupposes no previous acquaintance with the subject and is accessible to undergraduates.

Interpreting Proclus

2014-09-15 Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Interpreting Proclus by : Stephen Gersh

Download or read book Interpreting Proclus written by Stephen Gersh. This book was released on 2014-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Gersch charts the influence of the late Greek philosopher Proclus from his own lifetime down to the Renaissance (500-1600 CE).

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