| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 431 pages) |
| Contents |
Note on the Text and Translation -- On the Republic of Plato: Essays 1-6 -- Analytical Table of Contents -- Introduction to Essay 1 -- Essay 1 -- By Proclus the Lycian, Diadochus 5 of the Platonic School -- Introduction to Essay 3 -- Essay 3 -- Introduction to Essay 4 -- Essay 4 -- On the theological guidelines (typoi) in the second book of the Republic -- Introduction to Essay 5 -- Essay 5 -- Plato's views on the art of poetry, the kinds 5 that fall under it, and the best harmonies and rhythms -- Introduction to Essay 6 -- Essay 6 -- References -- English-Greek Glossary -- Greek Word Index -- General Index |
| Summary |
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 that 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 first volume of the edition presents Proclus' essays on the point and purpose of Plato's dialogue, the arguments against Thrasymachus in Book I, the rules for correct poetic depictions of the divine, a series of problems about the status of poetry across all Plato's works, and finally an essay arguing for the fundamental agreement of Plato's philosophy with the divine wisdom of Homer which is, in Proclus' view, allegorically communicated through his poems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Plato. Republic.
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| SUBJECT |
Republic (Plato) fast (OCoLC)fst01356306 |
| Subject |
Philosophy, Ancient -- Early works to 1800
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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| Genre/Form |
Early works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baltzly, Dirk, editor
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Finamore, John F., 1951- editor.
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Miles, Graeme, 1976- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781316650899 |
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1316650898 |
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