Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus: Volume 5, Book 4 Proclus: Commentary on Plato's Timaeus Series

Proclus' commentary on Plato's dialogue Timaeus is arguably the most important commentary on a text of Plato, offering unparalleled insights into eight centuries of Platonic interpretation. It has had an enormous influence on subsequent Plato scholarship. This edition offers the first new English translation of the work for nearly two centuries, building on significant recent advances in scholarship on Neoplatonic commentators. It provides an invaluable record of early interpretations of Plato's dialogue, while also presenting Proclus' own views on the meaning and significance of Platonic philosophy. The present volume, the fifth in the edition, presents Proclus' commentary on the Timaeus, dealing with Proclus' account of static and flowing time; we see Proclus situating Plato's account of the motions of the stars and planets in relation to the astronomical theories of his day. The volume includes a substantial introduction, as well as notes that will shed new light on the text.

Acknowledgement; Notes on the translation; Introduction; 1. The structure of Book IV; 2. The eighth gift of time: eternity and the higher time; 3. The ninth gift: visible time and the planets; 4. Platonic exegesis and contemporary astronomy; 5. The greatest gift of all: the four kinds of living creature; 6. Conclusion; Works cited; Commentary on Plato's Timaeus: Volume V, Book 4; Proclus on time and the stars; Analytical table of contents; Translation; English-Greek glossary; Greek word index; General index.