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Commentary on Plato's Timaeus . Volume V Book 4 : Proclus on time and the stars / / translated with an introduction and notes by Dirk Baltzly, University of Tasmania and Monash University
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus . Volume V Book 4 : Proclus on time and the stars / / translated with an introduction and notes by Dirk Baltzly, University of Tasmania and Monash University
Autore Proclus <approximately 410-485, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (360 p.)
Disciplina 113
Collana Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Soggetto topico Cosmology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-107-23982-6
1-107-24095-6
1-107-24817-5
1-107-25066-8
1-107-24734-9
1-107-24983-X
1-107-24900-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on the translation; Introduction to Book 4; The Structure of book 4; The eighth gift of time: Eternity and the higher time; The ninth gift: visible time and the planets; Platonic exegesis and contemporary astronomy; Physical astronomy and philosophical hyperastronomy; Proclus and Ptolemy on the planetary order; The precession of equinoxes; The greatest gift of all: the four kinds of living creature; Conclusion; Works cited; On the Timaeus of Plato: Book 4, Proclus on Time and the Stars
Analytical table of contentsTranslation; I. The eighth gift of the Demiurge: time; A. The transition to eternity: Tim. 37c6-d2; 1. General discussion; 2. Lexis; B. The relation of Eternity to Time: Tim. 37d3-7; 1. The common conception of Eternity; 2. Aristotles account of Time and Eternity; 3. The Platonists' account of time; a. Eternity and the Living Being Itself; b. Eternity is not among the five genera; c. Proclus' account of Eternity; 4. Lexis; C. The nature of Time; 1. Mistaken views about time; a. Time is neither a concept nor an incidental cause
b. Time is not a consequence of souls thinking2. Proclus' account of what time is; 3. Appendix: specific criticism of "the physicists"; 4. Earlier Platonists on the sense in which time is 'an image of Eternity'; D. The parts and forms of time, Tim. 37e1-4; 1. What are days, nights, etc.?; 2. What are the tenses?; 3. Problem: why do the heavenly gods need time?; 4. The harmony of Plato and the Theurgists; E. The proper limits of tensed language; 1. Explication of Tim. 37e4-38a1; a. General observations; b. The source of our confusion about tensed language; 2. Explication of Tim. 38a1-9
3. Explication of Tim. 38a9-b5F. The relation between time and the heavens; a. Lexis for Tim. 38b6-c2; G. Summary of the teaching on time; II. The ninth gift of the Demiurge: the stars; A. Explication of Tim. 38c3-6; 1. Visible and invisible time; 2. The contributions of the planets toward visible time; 3. The procession of time; a. Two puzzles about the order of procession resolved; B. Explication of Tim. 38c5-d1; C. The planets and their movements; 1. The order of the planets; a. The Platonic ordering; 233 The astrological ordering of the planets233
2. The equal speeds of the Sun, Mercury and Venusa. The mathematicans; b. Porphyry and Theodore of Asine; c. Iamblichus; 3. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn; D. The influence of the planets; E. The lives of the planets; F. The motions of the planets; 1. General remarks; 2. The relative speeds of the planets; 3. The spiral motion of the planets; 4. The primary role of the Sun, Tim. 39b2-c1; a. General interpretation; b. Lexis for Tim. 39b2-c1; 5. Night and day; a. General interpretation; b. Lexis for Tim. 39c1-d2; 6. The Platonic Great Year; 7. Conclusion of the discussion of time
III. The tenth gift of the Demiurge: the cosmos is filled with all the kinds of living being
Altri titoli varianti Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
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Proclus <approximately 410-485, >  
Cambridge, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
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Commentary on Plato's Timaeus . Volume V Book 4 . Procul on time and stars / / translated with an introduction and notes by Dirk Baltzly [[electronic resource]]
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus . Volume V Book 4 . Procul on time and stars / / translated with an introduction and notes by Dirk Baltzly [[electronic resource]]
Autore Proclus <approximately 410-485, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge ; ; New York : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 113
Collana Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
ISBN 1-316-50525-1
1-139-03340-9
1-107-23982-6
1-107-24095-6
1-107-24817-5
1-107-25066-8
1-107-24734-9
1-107-24983-X
1-107-24900-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on the translation; Introduction to Book 4; The Structure of book 4; The eighth gift of time: Eternity and the higher time; The ninth gift: visible time and the planets; Platonic exegesis and contemporary astronomy; Physical astronomy and philosophical hyperastronomy; Proclus and Ptolemy on the planetary order; The precession of equinoxes; The greatest gift of all: the four kinds of living creature; Conclusion; Works cited; On the Timaeus of Plato: Book 4, Proclus on Time and the Stars
Analytical table of contentsTranslation; I. The eighth gift of the Demiurge: time; A. The transition to eternity: Tim. 37c6-d2; 1. General discussion; 2. Lexis; B. The relation of Eternity to Time: Tim. 37d3-7; 1. The common conception of Eternity; 2. Aristotles account of Time and Eternity; 3. The Platonists' account of time; a. Eternity and the Living Being Itself; b. Eternity is not among the five genera; c. Proclus' account of Eternity; 4. Lexis; C. The nature of Time; 1. Mistaken views about time; a. Time is neither a concept nor an incidental cause
b. Time is not a consequence of souls thinking2. Proclus' account of what time is; 3. Appendix: specific criticism of "the physicists"; 4. Earlier Platonists on the sense in which time is 'an image of Eternity'; D. The parts and forms of time, Tim. 37e1-4; 1. What are days, nights, etc.?; 2. What are the tenses?; 3. Problem: why do the heavenly gods need time?; 4. The harmony of Plato and the Theurgists; E. The proper limits of tensed language; 1. Explication of Tim. 37e4-38a1; a. General observations; b. The source of our confusion about tensed language; 2. Explication of Tim. 38a1-9
3. Explication of Tim. 38a9-b5F. The relation between time and the heavens; a. Lexis for Tim. 38b6-c2; G. Summary of the teaching on time; II. The ninth gift of the Demiurge: the stars; A. Explication of Tim. 38c3-6; 1. Visible and invisible time; 2. The contributions of the planets toward visible time; 3. The procession of time; a. Two puzzles about the order of procession resolved; B. Explication of Tim. 38c5-d1; C. The planets and their movements; 1. The order of the planets; a. The Platonic ordering; 233 The astrological ordering of the planets233
2. The equal speeds of the Sun, Mercury and Venusa. The mathematicans; b. Porphyry and Theodore of Asine; c. Iamblichus; 3. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn; D. The influence of the planets; E. The lives of the planets; F. The motions of the planets; 1. General remarks; 2. The relative speeds of the planets; 3. The spiral motion of the planets; 4. The primary role of the Sun, Tim. 39b2-c1; a. General interpretation; b. Lexis for Tim. 39b2-c1; 5. Night and day; a. General interpretation; b. Lexis for Tim. 39c1-d2; 6. The Platonic Great Year; 7. Conclusion of the discussion of time
III. The tenth gift of the Demiurge: the cosmos is filled with all the kinds of living being
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Proclus <approximately 410-485, >  
Cambridge ; ; New York : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Commentary on Plato's Timaeus . Volume V Book 4 . Procul on time and stars / / translated with an introduction and notes by Dirk Baltzly [[electronic resource]]
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus . Volume V Book 4 . Procul on time and stars / / translated with an introduction and notes by Dirk Baltzly [[electronic resource]]
Autore Proclus <approximately 410-485, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge ; ; New York : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 113
Collana Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
ISBN 1-316-50525-1
1-139-03340-9
1-107-23982-6
1-107-24095-6
1-107-24817-5
1-107-25066-8
1-107-24734-9
1-107-24983-X
1-107-24900-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on the translation; Introduction to Book 4; The Structure of book 4; The eighth gift of time: Eternity and the higher time; The ninth gift: visible time and the planets; Platonic exegesis and contemporary astronomy; Physical astronomy and philosophical hyperastronomy; Proclus and Ptolemy on the planetary order; The precession of equinoxes; The greatest gift of all: the four kinds of living creature; Conclusion; Works cited; On the Timaeus of Plato: Book 4, Proclus on Time and the Stars
Analytical table of contentsTranslation; I. The eighth gift of the Demiurge: time; A. The transition to eternity: Tim. 37c6-d2; 1. General discussion; 2. Lexis; B. The relation of Eternity to Time: Tim. 37d3-7; 1. The common conception of Eternity; 2. Aristotles account of Time and Eternity; 3. The Platonists' account of time; a. Eternity and the Living Being Itself; b. Eternity is not among the five genera; c. Proclus' account of Eternity; 4. Lexis; C. The nature of Time; 1. Mistaken views about time; a. Time is neither a concept nor an incidental cause
b. Time is not a consequence of souls thinking2. Proclus' account of what time is; 3. Appendix: specific criticism of "the physicists"; 4. Earlier Platonists on the sense in which time is 'an image of Eternity'; D. The parts and forms of time, Tim. 37e1-4; 1. What are days, nights, etc.?; 2. What are the tenses?; 3. Problem: why do the heavenly gods need time?; 4. The harmony of Plato and the Theurgists; E. The proper limits of tensed language; 1. Explication of Tim. 37e4-38a1; a. General observations; b. The source of our confusion about tensed language; 2. Explication of Tim. 38a1-9
3. Explication of Tim. 38a9-b5F. The relation between time and the heavens; a. Lexis for Tim. 38b6-c2; G. Summary of the teaching on time; II. The ninth gift of the Demiurge: the stars; A. Explication of Tim. 38c3-6; 1. Visible and invisible time; 2. The contributions of the planets toward visible time; 3. The procession of time; a. Two puzzles about the order of procession resolved; B. Explication of Tim. 38c5-d1; C. The planets and their movements; 1. The order of the planets; a. The Platonic ordering; 233 The astrological ordering of the planets233
2. The equal speeds of the Sun, Mercury and Venusa. The mathematicans; b. Porphyry and Theodore of Asine; c. Iamblichus; 3. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn; D. The influence of the planets; E. The lives of the planets; F. The motions of the planets; 1. General remarks; 2. The relative speeds of the planets; 3. The spiral motion of the planets; 4. The primary role of the Sun, Tim. 39b2-c1; a. General interpretation; b. Lexis for Tim. 39b2-c1; 5. Night and day; a. General interpretation; b. Lexis for Tim. 39c1-d2; 6. The Platonic Great Year; 7. Conclusion of the discussion of time
III. The tenth gift of the Demiurge: the cosmos is filled with all the kinds of living being
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Proclus <approximately 410-485, >  
Cambridge ; ; New York : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Materiale a stampa
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Ten problems concerning providence / Proclus ; translated by Jan Opsomer and Carlos Steel
Ten problems concerning providence / Proclus ; translated by Jan Opsomer and Carlos Steel
Autore Proclus <approximately 410-485, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, : Bristol Classical Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (192 p.)
Disciplina 123
Collana Ancient commentators on Aristotle
Soggetto topico Providence and government of God
Fate and fatalism
Free will and determinism
ISBN 1-4725-5214-8
1-4725-0178-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Conventions -- Preface -- Introduction -- Translation -- Notes -- Philological Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index of Passages -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects
Record Nr. UNINA-9910465182603321
Proclus <approximately 410-485, >  
London, : Bristol Classical Press, 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Ten problems concerning providence / Proclus ; translated by Jan Opsomer and Carlos Steel
Ten problems concerning providence / Proclus ; translated by Jan Opsomer and Carlos Steel
Autore Proclus <approximately 410-485, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, : Bristol Classical Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (192 p.)
Disciplina 123
Collana Ancient commentators on Aristotle
Soggetto topico Providence and government of God
Fate and fatalism
Free will and determinism
ISBN 1-4725-5214-8
1-4725-0178-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Conventions -- Preface -- Introduction -- Translation -- Notes -- Philological Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index of Passages -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792149803321
Proclus <approximately 410-485, >  
London, : Bristol Classical Press, 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
Ten problems concerning providence / Proclus ; translated by Jan Opsomer and Carlos Steel
Ten problems concerning providence / Proclus ; translated by Jan Opsomer and Carlos Steel
Autore Proclus <approximately 410-485, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa London, : Bristol Classical Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (192 p.)
Disciplina 123
Collana Ancient commentators on Aristotle
Soggetto topico Providence and government of God
Fate and fatalism
Free will and determinism
ISBN 1-4725-5214-8
1-4725-0178-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Conventions -- Preface -- Introduction -- Translation -- Notes -- Philological Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index of Passages -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826429203321
Proclus <approximately 410-485, >  
London, : Bristol Classical Press, 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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