Proclus: Commentary on Plato's 'Republic'
Cambridge University Press
Published on 15. June 2022
978-1-009-23410-8 (ISBN)
Description
The commentary on Plato's Republic by Proclus (d. 485 CE), which takes the form of a series of essays, is the only sustained treatment of the dialogue to survive from antiquity. This three-volume edition presents the first complete English translation of Proclus' text, together with a general introduction that argues for the unity of Proclus' Commentary and orients the reader to the use which the Neoplatonists made of Plato's Republic in their educational program. Each volume is completed by a Greek word index and an English-Greek glossary that will help non-specialists to track the occurrence of key terms throughout the translated text. The second volume of the edition presents Proclus' essays on the tripartite soul and the virtues, female philosopher rulers, and the metaphysics and epistemology of the central books of the Republic. The longest of the essays in Volume II interprets the nature and significance of the 'marriage number' whose miscalculation leads to the degeneration of the ideal city-state.
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English
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Cambridge
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978-1-009-23410-8 (9781009234108)
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Proclus: Commentary on Plato's 'Republic'
Commentary on Plato's 'Republic'
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General Introduction; 1. Introduction to essay 7; 2. Essay 7; 3. Introduction to essays 8 and 9; 4. Essay 8; 5. Essay 9; 6. Introduction to essay 10; 7. Essay 10; 8. Introduction to essay 11; 9. Essay 11; 10. Introduction to essay 12; 11. Essay 12; 12. Introduction to essay 13; 13. Essay 13; 14. Introduction to essays 14 and 15; 15. Essay 14; 16. Essay 15; References; English-Greek Glossary; Greek Word Index; General Index.
