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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| Commentary on Plato's Parmenides canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Commentary on Plato's Parmenides Context triple: [Proclus, mainWork, Commentary on Plato's Parmenides]
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Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus is a late antique Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s cosmological dialogue, the Timaeus.
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Commentary on Plato's Cratylus
Commentary on Plato's Cratylus is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s dialogue on the correctness of names and the metaphysical significance of language.
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C.
Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I
Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an in-depth exegesis of Plato’s dialogue Alcibiades I, focusing on the nature of the self, knowledge, and the soul’s ascent.
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Commentary on Plato's Republic
Commentary on Plato's Republic is a late antique Neoplatonic exegesis that offers a detailed philosophical and theological interpretation of Plato’s Republic, influential for its systematic reading of Platonic political and metaphysical themes.
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Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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Target entity: Commentary on Plato's Parmenides Target entity description: 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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A.
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus is a late antique Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s cosmological dialogue, the Timaeus.
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B.
Commentary on Plato's Cratylus
Commentary on Plato's Cratylus is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s dialogue on the correctness of names and the metaphysical significance of language.
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C.
Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I
Commentary on Plato's Alcibiades I is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an in-depth exegesis of Plato’s dialogue Alcibiades I, focusing on the nature of the self, knowledge, and the soul’s ascent.
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D.
Commentary on Plato's Republic
Commentary on Plato's Republic is a late antique Neoplatonic exegesis that offers a detailed philosophical and theological interpretation of Plato’s Republic, influential for its systematic reading of Platonic political and metaphysical themes.
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E.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ
linked to:
Proclus
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| 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
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linked to:
Plato's dialogue "Parmenides"
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| 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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linked to:
Platonism
henology ⓘ hypotheses of the Parmenides ⓘ levels of being ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ participation ⓘ structure of reality ⓘ the One ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| mainWorkCommentedOnAuthor | Plato ⓘ |
| partOfCorpus | Proclean corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
allegorical interpretation
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metaphysical reconstruction ⓘ systematic exegesis of Plato ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
metaphysics
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ontology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Elements of Theology
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Platonic Theology ⓘ |
| traditionRole |
key source for late Neoplatonic metaphysics
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major witness to Athenian Neoplatonic school ⓘ |
| workType | commentary ⓘ |
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