Proclus

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Proclus

412–485

One of late antiquity’s greatest philosophers, this brilliant Neoplatonist built an intricate vision of the universe that shaped readers for centuries. His writings connect Plato, mathematics, theology, and myth in a way that still feels bold and ambitious.

4 Audiobooks

The philosophical and mathematical commentaries of Proclus on the first book of Euclid's elements (Vol. 1 of 2) : To which are added, A history of the restoration of Platonic theology, by the latter Platonists: And a translation from the Greek of Proclus's Theological elements

The philosophical and mathematical commentaries of Proclus on the first book of Euclid's elements (Vol. 1 of 2) : To which are added, A history of the restoration of Platonic theology, by the latter Platonists: And a translation from the Greek of Proclus's Theological elements

by Proclus

The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 1 of 2) : translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning providence, and a translation of extracts from his treatise on the subsistence of evil; as preserved in the Bibliotheca Gr. of Fabricus

The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 1 of 2) : translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning providence, and a translation of extracts from his treatise on the subsistence of evil; as preserved in the Bibliotheca Gr. of Fabricus

by Proclus

Ocellus Lucanus on the nature of the universe : Taurus, the Platonic philosopher, on the eternity of the world. Julius Firmicus Maternus of the thema mundi. Select theorems on the perpetuity of time, by Proclus.

Ocellus Lucanus on the nature of the universe : Taurus, the Platonic philosopher, on the eternity of the world. Julius Firmicus Maternus of the thema mundi. Select theorems on the perpetuity of time, by Proclus.

by Julius Firmicus Maternus, Proclus, Tauros

The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 2 of 2) : translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning providence, and a translation of extracts from his treatise on the subsistence of evil; as preserved in the Bibliotheca Gr. of Fabricus

The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 2 of 2) : translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning providence, and a translation of extracts from his treatise on the subsistence of evil; as preserved in the Bibliotheca Gr. of Fabricus

by Proclus

About the author

Born in Constantinople in 412 and raised in Xanthus in Lycia, Proclus became one of the leading philosophers of the late ancient world. After studying in Alexandria, he went to Athens, where he joined the Platonic school and later succeeded Syrianus as its head, earning the title "the Successor." He remained a central figure in Athenian philosophy until his death in 485.

Proclus is remembered as one of the last major thinkers of classical pagan philosophy and as the most systematic of the Neoplatonists. He wrote extensively, including commentaries on Plato and works such as Elements of Theology and Platonic Theology, developing a richly ordered account of reality that tried to show how everything flows from a highest principle and returns toward it.

His influence reached far beyond his own lifetime. Through Greek, Byzantine, Islamic, and Latin traditions, his ideas helped carry Platonic thought into the medieval and early modern worlds. Even now, he stands out for the sheer range of his work, bringing together logic, metaphysics, religion, and mathematics with unusual confidence and care.