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Time’s Causal Power
Proclus and the Natural Theology of Time
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Antonio Luis Costa Vargas
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English
Published/Copyright:
2021
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This is the first monograph dedicated entirely to Proclus’ theory of time, showing the roots of his obscure claim that time is a god and a cause in his reception of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and Plotinus. Proclus’ theory of time appears as a natural theology, a reasoned ascent to divine principles starting from natural phenomena (in particular, from natural cycles and their synchronization). This theological approach to time develops the pioneering psychological approach of Proclus’ predecessor Plotinus, anchoring time not in the world soul, but in the divine unchanging source of the world soul’s life.
Author / Editor information
Antonio Vargas, Ph.D. (HU Berlin, 2017) is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Martin Buber Society of Fellows in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published in Political Theology and Dionysius.
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eBook published on:
July 26, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9789004466685
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Main content:
232
eBook ISBN:
9789004466685
Keywords for this book
Philosophy of Time; Ancient Philosophy; Ancient Metaphysics; Plotinus; Ancient Philosophy of Time; Time as a Cause; Kairos; Chronos; Chronos (god); Neoplatonism
Audience(s) for this book
Specialists and readers interested in Ancient Philosophy, Neoplatonism, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Time, History of Astrology, Late Antiquity.
