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Damascius on Procession and Return

John Dillon & D. Winston

In John J. Cleary (ed.), The Perennial Tradition of Neoplatonism. Leuven University Press (1997)

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The First Principle in Late Neoplatonism: A Study of the One’s Causality in Proclus and Damascius.Jonathan Greig - 2020 - Leiden: Brill.details In The First Principle, Jonathan Greig examines the philosophical theology of the two Neoplatonists, Proclus and Damascius (5th–6th centuries A.D.), on the One as the first cause. Both philosophers address a tension in the Neoplatonic tradition: namely that the One was seen as absolutely transcendent, yet it was also seen as intimately related to other things as the source of their unity and being. Proclus’ solution is to posit intermediate causes after the One, while Damascius posits a distinct principle, the (...) Metaphysics and Epistemology Proclus in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy $173.73 new $195.00 used View on Amazon.com Direct download (2 more) Export citation Bookmark
The First Principle in Late Neoplatonism: A Study of the One's Causality in Proclus and Damascius.Jonathan Greig - 2017 - Dissertation, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munichdetails One of the main issues that dominates Neoplatonism in late antique philosophy of the 3rd–6th centuries A.D. is the nature of the first principle, called the ‘One’. From Plotinus onward, the principle is characterized as the cause of all things, since it produces the plurality of intelligible Forms, which in turn constitute the world’s rational and material structure. Given this, the tension that faces Neoplatonists is that the One, as the first cause, must transcend all things that are characterized by (...) Aristotelian Commentators, Misc in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Neoplatonists, Misc in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Plotinus in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Proclus in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy Direct download Export citation Bookmark

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