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  • Acknowledgements

  • Rareș Ilie Marinescu, University of Toronto
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    Proclus on Aristotle on Plato
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  • 2 - Historical Background

  • from Part II - The World of Homer
  • Michael B. Cosmopoulos, University of Missouri, St. Louis
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    The World of Homer
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  • Summary

    Discusses the historicity of the Homeric poems and the Trojan War and the archaeological discoveries related to Troy, contributing to our understanding of the historical and cultural context of the poems.

  • Chapter 1 - The Context and the Project of Proclus’ Elements of Physics

  • Rareș Ilie Marinescu, University of Toronto
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    The first chapter deals with Proclus’ little studied treatise Elements of Physics where he sums up in an axiomatic manner Aristotle’s theory of motion from Physics VI, VIII and De caelo I. I demonstrate that Proclus’ project is embedded in an exegetical tradition and show how he omits certain parts of Aristotle’s works that might conflict with his Neoplatonist views. Additionally, I provide evidence for the view that Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics proved to be influential for the axiomatic structure of Proclus’ treatise.

  • Chapter 2 - The Relationship of the Unmoved Mover and the Self-Mover

  • Rareș Ilie Marinescu, University of Toronto
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    The second chapter concerns the origin of motion in the universe. While Plato assumes a self-moving soul as origin, Aristotle posits an unmoved intellect. Proclus brings these two views together by regarding the unmoved intellect as ultimate source of motion and the self-moving soul as an intermediary entity. I demonstrate that his harmonisation effort goes beyond previous Platonist attempts due to the philosophical reasoning he provides. I also defend Proclus’ assumption of both unmoved intellect and self-moving soul as sources of motion against concerns brought up in scholarship.

  • References

  • Rareș Ilie Marinescu, University of Toronto
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  • 7 - Religion

  • from Part II - The World of Homer
  • Michael B. Cosmopoulos, University of Missouri, St. Louis
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    Examines the religious practices and deities featured in the Homeric epics, comparing them with the evidence from archaeology and the Linear B tablets. It examines the interplay between myth and ritual, highlighting the role of religion in shaping the cultural identity of the Homeric world.

  • Major Philosophers of Late Antiquity

  • Rareș Ilie Marinescu, University of Toronto
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  • Copyright page

  • Rareș Ilie Marinescu, University of Toronto
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  • Conclusion

  • Rareș Ilie Marinescu, University of Toronto
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  • Summary

    The goal of this study was to offer a wide-ranging treatment of Proclus’ engagement with Aristotle and his criticism of Plato by focusing on the concept of motion. Thematically, my results can be summed up in six areas.

    (1) My main conclusion is that Proclus does not share the view of an essential agreement between Aristotle and Plato – contrary to what is sometimes assumed in scholarship. This emerges most clearly in Proclus’ discussion of Aristotle’s metaphysical system and specifically Aristotle’s rejection of the One as well as deficient understanding of the intellect’s causality (Chapter 4). Proclus regards Aristotle as a defective imitator and epigone of Plato. Aristotelian and Platonic metaphysics do not agree on the types of principles they recognise. As I argued, Proclus’ interpretation of Aristotelian metaphysics is more sensible than Ammonius’ et al. who vainly strive to find the Aristotelian equivalent to the Platonic One. Crucially, this insight has implications for the historiography of late antique philosophy: not all post-Porphyrian Neoplatonists adhere to the harmony-doctrine.

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