Commentary on Euclid's Elements
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Commentary on Euclid's Elements is a late antique philosophical and mathematical treatise by Proclus that analyzes and interprets Euclid’s foundational geometry text while preserving valuable information about earlier Greek mathematics.
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| Commentary on Euclid's Elements canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
late antique work
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mathematical treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify Euclid's logical structure
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integrate Euclid's geometry into Neoplatonic curriculum ⓘ |
| analyzesWork |
Elements
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Euclid's Elements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexandrian mathematical tradition ⓘ |
| author | Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical notes on earlier mathematicians
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historical survey of Greek geometry ⓘ prologues to Euclid's propositions ⓘ |
| discusses |
axiomatic method
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common notions in Euclid's Elements ⓘ definitions in Euclid's Elements ⓘ nature of mathematical objects ⓘ postulates in Euclid's Elements ⓘ relationship between mathematics and philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Book I of Euclid's Elements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | commentary ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical editions in Greek ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslations |
English
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other modern languages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance studies of Euclid
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medieval mathematical scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato
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earlier Greek mathematical tradition ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
mathematical commentary
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philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Platonist philosophy of mathematics
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geometry ⓘ history of Greek mathematics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| period | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | Platonic realism about mathematical entities ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| preserves | fragments of lost Greek mathematical works ⓘ |
| providesInformationOn |
Eudoxus of Cnidus
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Pythagoreans NERFINISHED ⓘ Theaetetus NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier Greek mathematicians ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Platonic Academy in Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Euclid's Elements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Commentary on Euclid's Elements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | historians of mathematics ⓘ |
| workOf | Proclus Lycaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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