Proclus - Elements of Theology, trans. Thomas Taylor, 2nd edition, hardback

Proclus' Elements of Theology (2nd edition)\nTranslated by Thomas Taylor\n\n176pp ISBN 978-1898910-435 \nThis\n is one of the great books of the Platonic Tradition. Its scope is the \nwhole sphere of `Authentic Reality' which Plato recommends to all who \naspire to wisdom, and which Plotinus outlines in his Enneads. It takes \nas its starting point The One - the highest and most abstract idea that \nthe human mind can affirm, - and follows dialectically the unfolding of \nthis through division, analysis, demonstration, and definition. It shows\n how The One is perfectly manifest in the Gods, and then how it \n`descends' while at the same time remaining exempt, at each succeeding \nlevel of intellect, soul, and body. A work of unequalled dialectic.\nProclus was the head of the Platonic Academy in Athens in Late Antiquity. He is increasingly seen as one of the most important and influential figures in the history of western philosophy; his philosophy has been the subject of.