Proclus on Whole and Part

A Reappraisal of Mereology in Neoplatonic Metaphysics

von Arthur Oosthout

268 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

No late ancient philosopher has written more extensively on part-whole relations than the Neoplatonic commentator Proclus. In Proclus on Whole and Part, Arthur Oosthout unfolds, for the first time, Proclus' detailed and systematic analysis of (Neo-)Platonic mereology in full. Oosthout weaves together a great number of previously disconnected scholarly inquiries into Proclus, while adding many critical notes and new insights of his own. He bases this new synthesis on a detailed theoretical framework built not only on the metaphysical theories of Plato and Aristotle, but also on the arguments of prominent scholars of modern mereology.

• Reihe: Brill
• ISBN: 9789004721753
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.01.2025
• Größe: 235 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV