The teachings of Syrianus on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides [[electronic resource] /] / by Sarah Klitenic Wear

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789439603321
• Autore: Wear Sarah Klitenic
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-12050-X; 9786613120502; 90-04-20181-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Collana: Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts, , 1871-188X ; ; v. 10
• Disciplina: 184
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / S. Klitenic Wear -- Introduction / S. Klitenic Wear -- Fragments / S. Klitenic Wear -- Abbreviations Of Works Frequently Cited / S. Klitenic Wear -- Bibliography / S. Klitenic Wear -- Index Of Philosophical Terms And Names / S. Klitenic Wear -- Index Of Passages From Ancient Authors / S. Klitenic Wear.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 .