Proclus and his Legacy

by Danielle Layne (Editor), David D. Butorac (Editor)

Overview

This volume investigates Proclus' own thought and his wide-ranging influence within late Neoplatonic, Alexandrine and Byzantinian philosophy and theology. It further explores how Procline metaphysics and doctrines of causality influence and transition into Arabic and Islamic thought, up until Richard Hooker in England, Spinoza in Holland and Pico in Italy. John Dillon provides a helpful overview of Proclus' thought, Harold Tarrant discusses Proclus' influence within Alexandrian philosophy and Tzvi Langermann presents ground breaking work on the Jewish reception of Proclus, focusing on the work of Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (1591-1655), while Stephen Gersh presents a comprehensive synopsis of Proclus' reception throughout Christendom. The volume also presents works from notable scholars like Helen Lang, Sarah Wear and Crystal Addey and has a considerable strength in its presentation of Pseudo-Dionysius, Proclus' transmission and development in Arabic philosophy and the problem of the eternity of the world. It will be important for anyone interested in the development and transition of ideas from the late ancient world onwards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110466997
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	02/06/2017
Series:	Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies , #65
Pages:	466
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Danielle A. Layne, Gonzaga University, Spokane WA, USA; David D. Butorac, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Table of Contents

Note on editions, translations and abbreviations ix

Introduction John Dillon David D. Butorac Danielle A. Layne 1

I Proclus in Context: Background, Relevance and System

Proclus in the History of Philosophy: Construction and Deconstruction Stephen Gersh 17

Forgetting Procline Theology: the Alexandrian Story Harold Tarrant 33

Platonic Ems, Moral Egoism, and Proclus Dimitrios A. Vasilakis 45

The Platonic Hero Danielle A. Layne 53

The Status of Body in Proclus Helen S. Lang 69

Proclus on Time and the Units of Time Antonio Vargas 83

Proclus and Apokatastasis Ilaria Ramelli 95

Proclus' aporetic epistemology David D. Butorac 123

The Lycians are coming: The career of Patricius, the Father of Proclus Edward Watts 137

Marinus' Abrahamic notions of the Soul and One Menahem Luz 145

II Ps.-Dionysius, Byzantium and the Christian inheritance of Proclus

Spiritual Motion and the Incarnation in the Divine Names of Dionysius The Areopagite Rebecca Coughlin 161

A Crypto-Pagan Reading of the Figure of Hierotheus and the "Dormition" Passage in the Corpus Areopagiticum Tuomo Lankila 175

An unknown Elements of Theology? On Proclus as the model for the Hierotheos in the Dionysian Corpus Ben Schomakers 183

The Transfiguration of Proclus' Legacy: Pseudo-Dionysius and the Late Neoplatonic School of Athens Ernesto Sergio Mainoldi 199

Pseudo-Dionysius and Proclus on Parmenides 137d: On Parts and Whole Sarah Klitenic Wear 219

The Renaissance of Proclus in the Eleventh Century Frederick Lauritzen 233

Proclus as a biblical exegete: Bible and its Platonic interpretation in Ioane Petritsi's commentaries Levan Gigineishvili 241

Dionysius Against Proclus: the Apophatic Critique in Nicholas of Methone's Refutation of the Elements of Theology Joshua M. Robinson 249

The Presence of Proclus in George Pachymeres' Paraphrase of Ps.-Dionysius' De Divinis Nominibus Elias Tempelis Christos Terezis 271

III Proclus in Arabic philosophy and Early Modernity

On the Absence of the Henads in the Liber de Causis: Some Consequences for Procline Subjectivity Tim Riggs 289

Ibn al-Tayyib's Istithmar on Proclus' Commentary on the Pythagorean Golden Verses Theodora Zampaki 311

Al-Šahrastani on Proclus Michael Chase 323

Proclus' Arguments on the Eternity of the World in al-Shahrastanis Works Elias Glannakis 335

Proclus as a Source for Giovanni Pico delta Mirandola's Arguments Concerning Emanatio and Creatio Ex Nihilo Georgios Steiris 353

Aeternall Lawe: Richard Hooker's Neoplatonic Account of Law and Causality Torrance Kirby 365

Proclus Revenant: The (Re-)Integration of Proclus into the Creationism-Eternalism Debate in Joseph Solomon Delmedigo's (1591-1655) Novelot Hokhma Y. Tzvi Langermann 375

Understanding the Geometric Method: Prolegomena to a Study of Procline Influences in Spinoza as Mediated through Abraham Cohen Herrera Marie-Élise Zovko 391

Editorial Reviews

"Stephen Gersh’ excellent first contribution on “Proclus in the History of Philosophy: Construction and Deconstruction” (17–31) sets the tone for this volume. It explains the reason why Proclus gains prominence at our time. [...] All in all, this volume significantly promotes international Proclus and Neoplatonist scholarship. [...] the reader cannot help but be thankful for the careful attention in all essays in this book reviewed here to the available textual basis of Proclus’ writings and all other primary and secondary sources in his “legacy”."
Rolf Ahlers in: Bochumer Philosophisches Jahrbuch für Antike und Mittelalter 20 (2017), 222–247

"The present collection of essays, immense in scope [...] gives us a taste of exactly how broad the influence of Proclus was. [...] On balance, there is something in this volume for anyone with more than a passing interest in Proclus and the connection between the ancient philosophical period and its successors."
Lloyd P. Gerson in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.03.32

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