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This ancient text offers a detailed analysis of Plato's theological philosophy. Proclus, a neoplatonic philosopher of the 5th century, provides insights into the nature of the divine and the role of the philosopher in understanding it. His work continues to be an important reference for scholars of philosophy and theology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Proclus' Elements of Theology is a concise summa of the Neoplatonic system in its fully developed form; and for the student of late Greek thought second in importance only to the Enneads of Plotinus. Professor Dodds has provided a critical text based on a personal examination of some forty manuscripts, together with an English translation and a philosophical and linguistic commentary. First published in 1933, this second edition includes an Appendix of Addenda et Corrigenda and is widelyregarded and respected as the definitive edition of the text today.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1816 edition. Excerpt: ...to eternity. For eternity, possessing a middle order in intclligiblcs, perfects the order posterior to itself, supplying it with union, but unfold into light that which is prior to itself, producing into multitude its ineffable union, and cornice/ the middle bond of intelligiblcii, und guards all things intransitively through its power. Time, therefore, receiving supcrnully the triple powers of eternity, imparts them to souls. Eternity, however, possesses this triad unitedly; but time both unitedly und distributive!)'; and souls distributively alone. Hence, of souls, some are characterized according to one, and others according to another power of time; some imitating its unfolding, others its perfective, and others its connective power. Thus also with respect to the Fates, some of these being adapted to give completion and perfection to things, are said to sing the past, always indeed energizing, and always singing, their songs being intellections, and fubricativc energies about the world: for the past is the source of completion. Others again of these are adapted to connect things present; for they guard the essence and the generation of these. And others are adapted to unfold the future: for they lead into essence and to an end that which as yet is not. We may also say, since there is an order of souls more excellent than ours divided into such as ure first, such as arc middle, and such as arc last, the most total of these are adapted to the past. For as this comprehends in itself the present and the future, so these souls comprehend in themselves the rest. But souls of a middle rank are adapted to the present; for this was once future, but is not yet the past. As, therefore, the present contains in itself the future, so these middle...