The Gods and Being in Proclus

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Dionysius, V. XXVI, D. , .

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Edward P. Butler

O m v vpm q Pm p m by B. T p- (huperousios),v, by m mm Np m x y. T, A.C. Ly p-

B k p- , my G, k v p ym bv -y m y m. Cv y, m p- m y m ypb; k. I p, y xp vy vy p B, mpy p y v p y.

T m , p y ,

ym , y m by B , pk, vb. Ay m ym y k, , ypz O I.J , v vp y v bv pv O pp , b, m m k, m by vy y m, L p , m p, q p f q p q p, m p m-

m U. O , m f bk Platonic Teology p G; , vy O bj p.

T q pp ym vy m v y. I p yy, y, y, . O x , p- pp v incoherent? p

. I m W.J. Hky p mm y.

. A.C. Ly, P Dv P, .. J. , La Mystagogie de Proclos, .. LUn et lme selon Proclus, .


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B v. p S m v q P pp kathhupobasin (pm v), q p p , pq p q . Bhupobasis pfy j by P m p B : Plat. Teol. II . . , xmp, p k p m[huphesin], pb .Huphesis hupobasisIn Parm. ,

f p by m m y b diminished p , pf b pv b bm m p m, k,.., m I. Huphesis p b mv m pf , p m O b k m, .., b b-v G.

B , P xp, m b byprodos, , by , p p

m m pm (b),

m vx m b, m p-: m paradigms b, B , pm, m ; pm [dirmenn] B v z by [diaphorous](Plat. Teol. III. . ). T p m O byhupobasis byprodos, mpy m decline, m O . I, O m y mpy, p m pv pp

pb mp, vy P mm pm .T y y by z vy

, , b unique individuals y b O, f p- P b p. O p, p pmy

.Mystagogie, .. Tologie Platonicienne. v. E. . H.D. Sy L.G. Wk. P:

L B L, . m.

. R Parmenidesmmy p In Platonis Parmenidem.E. V. C. P: D, . Rp, Hm: Om, , xp

by K, y p Kbky L p; m

Proclus Commentary on Platos Parmenides. . J.M. D G.R. M. P:P U P, .


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m mode o unity : my, m py

m v m y m.D z b p-, z m m p- mm . T py z,b z q v, b y y m, , v. T p y ( , y) m y P m structural dierence.

T y b z y P

m p , b by mb mm, b . Ly, , b P ppy, Elements o Teology q . T pbm , vy py:Sby, y y . W mm pp v m? T q pvy O. f -, v, q by b m

Elements. Ly, p, k bmp m mpm -mppp ym.

T Npm. B p xp

b v m Np pp ym. I p-

b m . O v b pp v ,

yp v b p pb x

Np F m , v f py b q

p m. W k , m

O . Ty bk.

Ly py y mm , v , f pbm q vy v v soul, Ly m mp m ym b m p xp. Ly, v, z pbm my ppy v : v y vy vy -

. J.M.P. Ly, Te Logical Principles o Proclus Stoicheisis Teologik as Systematic Groundo the Cosmos, .

. Ib., .

. Ib., .

. A.C. Ly, Te Anatomy o Neoplatonism, .


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Fm, G my bk, b Hm, H ; P myy py G y m G mv. H cultural y mp m ym. T mpm ppy P mpm, Ly p, b m.

I p sumbola sunthmata, ymb k y, x v p ym zby Ly f z, by by Sm, m

b b m mb p ( p Eclogaede philosophia chaldaicaV) my v ymb/k m pvy. W bpp p ym, v, j y f Np mpy. Symb k, y-m , , m yuniversalvp, p.I, m b m Npm b m Imb. B vy

m m y xp p, m y ?T m b henadic onticm y

b m by b-/m. T all in all, mparticipate in . T , pm b xm El. Teol. pp. , A , b pp , y by mm,p P b b contrastingm In Parm. .

Ly, xmp, In Parm. m P m mp m , m, b , m, , (). B y xy pb B, L I El. Teol. pp y

. S, .., P mk v p Cratylusmmy, ,.

. A. Sm, Porphyrys Place in the Neoplatonic radition. O p

E.P. B, O G: A Np Ppv.. O E. P. B, Pym Ivy H M.

. Te Elements o Teology. E. . E.R. D. . Ox: C P,. y mf.

. Ly,Anatomy, .


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bv B, L I , my , mp , by pp. , m b p y, . T vy m m y m x m G b m implies . E m mediated vy b, -- vy m b: vy m [] m m p Fm, (InParm. ). T b py m

y ( Np mm plrma).

W m mv pp a ortiori pp, m vy b y y py m .

T z mpy p-p, v, m m; p. T G, mv p-, v within B, m y ppv m. P

b y pk G, In im. I, ,

, mm p m im. [] v mk v, , mpb pk m , P mk

m my y, my b m, b

G, v O I? py, pk aboutm [periautn], b pko each o them him/hersel[auto de hekaston]. A b pkscientically[epistmoniks] m, b intellectually[noers].

T b, , m p epistm, y p , nosisparticular G.., pp m. I, f P pk ppy classes(taxeis diakosmseis) G, b q (.., Hm, H, Op) b p G mp v v pp . T pby G by

. O Np plrma, S. G, From Iamblichus to Eriugena,

.. In Platonis imaeum Commentaria. v. E. E. D. Lpz: b, .

Rp, Amm: Hkk, . m.

. B f m p A pp y, A,

P, b p (Aristotle and the Teology o Living Immortals, ):


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, xmy, , vy, G

b fy, , y.T v m P y p b x k Elementso Teology, m p G pk y v m, mm PlatonicTeology, b b p m m (my H) .

H Platonic Teology Plat. Teol. I . y b () G

mm, () v [holas taxeis] G, () p G m by m Pk, v [hola gen] v k[tn thein diakosmn].

A In im. I, , P vy G z [ousitai] b G, p-z [huperousitai], b y pp by m/; b G m vb . W p f j ppy p b O,

v, v z positivey, my, mppp y v f pp eachGod, G, b ym. I b py m- y m m. T Decem DubitationesX. m x O G, m

A pp p m b

pp bj, y bj p pp

jm b p (b., ).. T y x py m m Ele-ments, p m (pp. ), v pp. . C-S, I bv

y, f by v

pb ym q (LArchitecture du divine, ). T pp. v b m ym, (b., )

p , m x, xm ym p, : q

y pp, p, m y, y p y f; q

y m p pp, p f

genntikon; q mp p pp, mp

mb p x , p f telesiourgon; q p m p , p f phrourtikon (b., ).

. rois tudes sur la providence, . . D I. P: L B L,. m.


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xy. T my p pp.

Elements, b y , m pp; x[kathhuparxin]; pp, m m. mp mkathhuparxin v - [kata tn heautou taxin], ; bkathhuparxin O each God. T O, mp inits own station, ypz O I, b each God G m m. T b ppv k G vy

G xmy vy F Pp , I , ky p , m b B p-.

T pp b p- -m pp G b huparxis dunamis,x p. T p p B q my. T Dm (De Princ. I.. ) pk b huparxis dunamis F mmm (hkista prosdiorismon). T dunameis

p G xp Plat. Teol. III . . bmv p-, b vy G, G v b. A m m, v, P pp p G huparxeis. F xmp, In Parm. kb xpb p p G, x [tais huparxesin autais], v y p b G.

A p m Plat. Teol. III , p G

G p B/b(). I opposition b G p, m b m m x b powers G classes b. T pp - b y pk b G, pp p , b by v vzb p G , , B, pp v v p B. T In Parm. K xp

pv pp ppy m k b, p . T f pp b

. rait des Premiers Principes. v. E. . L.G. Wk J. Cmb. P:L B L, .


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vy p b , jxp kinds

b powers. T x mk m IP, pp huparxeis G p. F y G v b p, b py mv b likebp , , y P mpy mmb pp , b , m xp y . I v P p p b uniyingm, b-G py b x-

vy. I , p G m k y b G B, b b q v (y, myp ) kinds.

T m , f, y , y , , , mm -vy y.I, mpy m .T v being v, b , p y b p. T pm vy, v, p-

by , j , b all o Being p each . T In im. I, P y G v, b m, I, G m m py [idits], mpv . A, I, , b by G . N y b, p, by , b yp mv,B, L, I, by : G b [B, L I], b p m, y

p mv, b f m (Plat.Teol. I . . ).Tpre-positing p B G pv

pv (pronoia): Evy G / x[huparxis] p pv [pronoein] v [tn holn], pmy pv G (El. Teol. pp. ).I mp G p b pronoiam G m b (pistis). B pv y b v mpmy p b m

by p b p bm p pmy m b pv m m

. From Iamblichus to Eriugena, .


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v m bv. B b m mpy

, G z , m mym. R, q b b pistisp epistm epistm. P, , pp pistis(, p, Plat. Teol. I . . ) m p b . G z k b pistis G b p, .., pp Dv L Rep. , mp p by Np ppm b mpy m b m mpy ,

b m m x v mm, my pyb p y binmae species, G p- v-ytranscendsvy. Epistm, v, b b by k k p xvy v, k pistis.

I pistis, P xp, G [sunhnntai] [sunagousin] my [monoeids] b v p [tas holas dunameis] p-

(Plat. Teol. I . . ). W pistis pm m G mv? I m y bv y p mv my, y, m? I vy p p, b p f, my ,my vy G, b pv m-my by mm pistis. I vb G m Phaedo, P y m(to monoeides) p m v m p

B f m, vy pp , O p (Plat. Teol. I . . ).T O m b G, b

v G have something to give B. Sm x-p k pp O mk ppm mpyq - p v pmq v. FSm, v mp q v

. Ib., .. N f P P pisteuein Parm. ,

m F Hyp (In Parm. K).. Ib., . .

. R. Sm, LH mm Dpm Mpyq, .


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p jm mp. F v y O pm

v p q , m m q ,

O P a ortiori P -, , , . S my mk b Np mpy -y m m v y, , v by xp v . I P, S , v v y m mv , m, - pv y v . B m

m v pv y? I q v y -y mp pm b pp , p b my . R, m f by vym y, m pm bj.

W p ypz O ym y v P; b - p k v y my p

k y mypositive. My m P y py v between individuals, In im. I, . , xp pm v k y m p alone, my the God alone, mp j O mpy. F pp, p m m G. H pp y mpy vy pp y p v, m y v b ,

y v y y m G my. Smy, Plat. Teol. I . . . y , y mpy vy p vy k v k [perip, Politicus]. H , y mpy , mb vv, b vy.

. Ib., .

. Ib., .

. Ib., .. C. S, Ty F Ppy: T Np Cp Mpy,

.

. Ib., .

. K. C, Sy Mym P, P, Gy Ny, P-


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U y y v

b y p. T pv G, p-k (pro-noein) B, p- x vy y p; , consequence vy, b B b p-p G, vy B beingsb p y G G p vy, k, , bm by y (Plat. Teol. I . . . ). Each G B (to ariston; Plat. Teol. I . . );

b (to epheton), b G p , p, v (Plat. Teol. I . . ), b my mv, G mv: / [ G, hekastos . ] p m- b, b b b? (Plat. Teol. I . .). I b v G m/. W, Lbz, m q ppv v (Monadology, ), P, v constituted f p m q ppv. A

y m G, m, k y [heniais], (Plat. Teol. I . . ), , vmv, G z k , k p by v b byb, b mmy [autothen], v p k,v m v, fy , m (Plat. Teol. I . . ).

Tpistis G, , m p ym - mym, m pm p

b y m v m b p y k p. T p p v y my . , , my by p yq f q pp; b my p v y m , P, . Fm py ppv B m j ym, b xy y B yp-

Dy, x, m p bv m imaeusmmy, p qy q m my , my y m p q-

y ().

.Mystagogie, .


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(El. Teol. pp. ). T mp y

y, m y P vpp b vy b mp p my, , m py.

, v, m p p b p- B, B p mm G p G vy, B q qf -y v mpy p m (Plat. Teol. III . . ). W m B ( L

I, ) mp mym ? A , pp yp; yp pp .

H b m y xb by by b ( yp mv), b m ppp pp pvy, . T mp B yp pz yp essentiallyormallyb B

G m ormula. J mpy pp b yp, p , specicy, my p mp . Fm p v, my B y pz b , F Pp m m, m m m y m. T b px m by P,my mpy [plthos] b f f

k b-- (In Parm. ). T mmp b G, m P bk Platonic Teology, mpyper se. T bm pp m mk mk x G b .

T b p B I.B b mp B , my b quab, L ( -

. F b -y, y, G - b, D.G. MI, T O Dm

Npm P.

. O p b b , E.P. B, T

Ib G Platonic Teology P.


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b and, nosis, m k fm)

I ( b ). T , , B , m, as, p B I. T p B , pk, yp b . I xp -p b b G, P f b G pmy, m , b-v G, , G (Plat.Teol. III . . ). T b p v y mmb , bprior

mv, f pmy (prts) . T y only b three Gods, P xpy ( m In Parm. ) plthos G f p b-v .

I f p b-v v pantheon f bm v, mym b , m py p Phaedrus.P y pp v , v p

G. T f f, b , y m b G , b v b mb by O, my, b bunique individuals.

Cfy G bq b , , b b-v, vv relationsmG Np my m.T pv B by v v telos m vy m mk pb

(pvy) G k pp. O p m G y , pbm mp B y , b mp m p- vyormaly, y p. O m y, v byp Np , G contain

. My f b P Dm (..,

p De princ., v. III) b G narrowp B xp bv. O m bv

Op P b p b , -b , v p G .

. Cmp D.G. MI, Pj m P, : [I] b

k [vz., pp p P] b, v dianoiamy b b pp m mpy.


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b, bothcontainandare containedin b-v,

are contained in b m m y pfy; mb myv my P v p.

T p b mm (.., )pp, p m b G B, m mp p m PElements o Teology v b mm, b b m p ppv. El. Teol. pp. p m b pp mmy,

pp b my pp .B D p mmy (p. ), gen m b. Mv, P b m pp by , p-y [dirmens] pp by v , pp y m ( by D, p. ) b pp. qvy class pp byto onts on, class pp by pp I, . H b ?

I p b v, pp yp pv m not pp- f p mmy m by b j . H mpy q pp b k m? O pb-y , .., to onts on pp, mpy b , b any single deity in that class, mk P b b q bv (Plat. Teol. III. . ). A mpy y b pp by

b b q v mpy p-, .., y m.N b vy (dirmens) pp by m b, b pmy pp pp G, bpp v y m m pp G.F v [idiottn] vy, b f [sumphuomenon] b vy (pp. ). A onts onta, b, b q b pxmy pp G b

y my .T m b m v, pk, pp , b m m p, mp m mpy p m


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m G G. F P, mmy Cratylus,

xpy j y mk m v (In Crat. ). T b bk q y pk b G, p y k b, my--, yp pp m, --, -y yp. Cp m, k b my yp, mpy p, G m y y mpb, b -b p pp mm m y

m (P y j P b m Plat. Teol. III . ). W q, v, mpy, y, G within a single pantheon, b mpy pp by single pp, m P Platonic Teology, v p bj pp p, y m , m, ypk, xp p y logos p.

I m p pk p

P. B m pbm py, -that P v m y b m. El.Teol. pp. , , m mb G m bnite, b b b m how manyG . I q, p m m, p y v yp. F P Sy, my, b k p mb G, v mb

f, less mb classes b (In Metaph. b). T bewerG b, B by v vy v p; b m p, mb mb p mb y f.Smy, In im. III, mb G k G mv vy Parmenides m m ppy, pp k

. In Platonis Cratylum commentaria. E. G. Pq. Lpz: b, .. Syriani in metaphysica commentaria. E. W. K. I Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca,

V. . . B: Rm, .


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m P k v p py

v.

I mpy mk Sy P m mb G my kb mb bm by mb yp. T m m b mb ; , j G happen x, v v mv y, m ky mb by p. A , z comparison b pp confation . W P k

y, my m m p p by M, b f- m y pp q Cratylusmmy (Pq, .): I ymayb by Gk B, b y by C, v, mk b mp philosopher m f p. Ay, y P qvy f G f Eyp G- N H A P imaeus(im. ),

p m my. T S, P mk, ppj [tekmairomenos] m m y z [ A] H [N] pp pv m k m [klrouchia] k (In im. I, . ).

A P p, b Plat. Teol. III . , m b , m b, b p B pp O, m mb

, b m procession, , class B, b v b v m. T m yp m v vy pf . S, , v yp v I, my b p vy G m v, b m p

. V R, L H P - Cmp Lm Im?

. , k m mm, mb x

qx x, b m f P y ontologicallym p- mpy B I.

. J. M. D, T M P Nm O L Pm, ,

pp p y m p xp

Gk.


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vz. Ev mmb y v

p B , P p y vy mythicj. I Z, xmp, v b - p, mk by b Z quav m(Z qua G) G v vy(Z quaypm G), .., my pp - (Plat. Teol. VI . ). T m m by; P y p b my . T vy y my b

m q, p- v v.

Tf my P mbp , b kk y myz. R,my x x v vy p, pb G (El. Teol. pp. ) pp ym m .

R b ppy pk b G, y pp m-m B , p El. Teol. , m,

v, pk, B vz, pp mm B , p El. Teol. , b . J v m, P, y m y / py (In im.I, ), ppy vz x p, P H p Platonic Teology,p bp M m P- p p (Vita Procli). Ppy, km v, v p p

b vz b m b huparxis m m pf () y vy. T b m m huparxis y q m v.

A El. Teol. pp. , B f pp v [ts theias idiottos] byvz [ektheoumenn]. W my b pf b B m .I pp B, m yp B, pp class b G, --.

. T m xmp; , .., y P m-

mb my b Pp b p Z H (Plat. Teol. VI. ; In Crat. , p. .).

. Vita Procli. E. J. F. B. Lpz, . Rp, Amm: Hkk, .


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R, pp Mx Philebus,

B, yz mm f b .

EvyG b / vy m/, bf m/ [idiotta] / b p pp(El. Teol. pp. ); p f b , G / p- x mx andalso mx pm B, k b G p- vy. B f p G m m/. T P, z p b m, O B a second henad

conjoined with a part o Being, B m p bp m m p , b v, diairesis, O , diakrisis, O B (Plat. Teol.III . . ), mp b m pf v B m v G.

T k v P pk b qyp by Ppy . Hv, m , m x mp. P

m--b my G m G. R, k x G pm v, y, m , m b y, v, x . T m yk Platonic Teology mp b , mv p, mp f b , m G p B. T Lm Um y B b yp, m pmy p y.W

my z p, P Lm Um, y m B, py vy, m m b huparxis p G, Dm mmm . A b Um, , my G, b Lm mb f. T b y mk y b G, pmy v, fppy pp mv pk ppy b . R , p epistm,

by z m, bm ,

. Dm B f hnmenon, fm y (heniaios) ; mp El. Teol. pp. , Evy m exhnmenn ex henadn , .


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m m -y p.

I , z mm p- m x.z b P p m v m-

p y p P k, vz Py, p O v B mkP pv mym m pv. z - . O , P v k m y y, vy m-

py mpb pm p-. B p m p, P by m m b m. T m m , v. P, m b p , v pk y pmpv m m content relativity.T py, q vy b my pv y; ypv by v py vy

mm m. N y bm m mp m y, z py p v, b , b my.Oy m m y j B m G;b b .

. C.A. z, P H P Fm: A Cmp, .

. Ib., .


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Modern Authors Cited:

B, R.Aristotle and the Teology o the Living Immortals. .J. G. Aby: SUNY P, .B, E P. Pym Ivy H M.

Dionysius (): ..O G: A Np Ppv.Magic, Ritual and

Witchcrat. (): ..T Ib G Platonic Teology P.Mthexis

() (m).C-S, Ak. LArchitecture du divin. Mathmatique et philosophie

chez Plotin et Proclus. P: L B L, .C, Kv. Sy Mym P, P, Gy Ny, P-Dy. Te Journal o Religion . ():.

D, J M. T M P Nm O LPm. I Origeniana ertia, . R. H H. Cz, .Rm: Ez A. .

G, Sp. From Iamblichus to Eriugena. L: E. J. B, .Ly, A.C. P Dv P. I Soul and the Structure

o Being in Late Neoplatonism, . H.J. Bm A.C. Ly, .Lvp: Lvp U P, .. Te Anatomy o Neoplatonism. Ox: C P, .Ly, Jm M.P. Te Logical Principles o ProclusS Tk

as Systematic Ground o the Cosmos. Amm: Rp, .MI, D.G. Pj m P. IMedieval Philoso-

phy and the Classical radition, . J. I, . L: R,.

. T O Dm Npm P. I

Divine Creation in Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Tought, . M., W. O W. Hm. L: E.J. B, .Sm, R. LH mm Dpm Mpy-

q. Les tudes Philosophiques (): .Sm, A. Porphyrys Place in the Neoplatonic radition. T H:

M. Nj, .S, C. Ty F Ppy: T Np Cp

Mpy. Quaestio (): .z, C A. P H P Fm: A Cm-

p. Diotima (): ., J. LUn et lme selon Proclus. P: L B L,.

. La Mystagogie de Proclos. P: L B L, .


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V R, G. L H P - Cmp Lm

Im? Revue des Sciences Philosophiques et Tologiques ():.


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