Commentary on Plato's Parmenides
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Commentary on Plato's Parmenides is a late Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive and influential interpretation of Plato’s dialogue "Parmenides," focusing on metaphysics and the structure of reality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoplatonic commentary
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late antique text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify Plato's doctrine of the One
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systematize Platonic metaphysics ⓘ |
| author |
Proclus
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Proclus Lycaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
hierarchy of reality
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interpretation of the hypotheses of the One ⓘ procession and return ⓘ relation between the One and beings ⓘ |
| commentaryOnDialogue | Plato's Parmenides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
causal structure of the universe
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problem of the One and the many ⓘ status of intelligible realities ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Platonic Forms
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henology ⓘ hypotheses of the Parmenides ⓘ levels of being ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ participation ⓘ structure of reality ⓘ the One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine philosophy
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later Neoplatonists ⓘ medieval Christian philosophy ⓘ medieval Islamic philosophy ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| interprets |
first hypothesis of the Parmenides
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subsequent hypotheses of the Parmenides ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainWorkCommentedOn | Parmenides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWorkCommentedOnAuthor | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorpus | Proclean corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
allegorical interpretation
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metaphysical reconstruction ⓘ systematic exegesis of Plato ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
metaphysics
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ontology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Elements of Theology
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Platonic Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionRole |
key source for late Neoplatonic metaphysics
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major witness to Athenian Neoplatonic school ⓘ |
| workType | commentary ⓘ |
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