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Proclus

Proper noun

Meaning

Proclus

A male given name from Ancient Greek
Specifically, a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher.

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Examples

Alternatively, the Trojans and Pallas Athena were the judges Homer, Odyssey λ 542. Proclus, Chrestomathy 3, Little Iliad. Source: Internet

As Proclus wrote: The Pythagoreans considered all mathematical science to be divided into four parts: one half they marked off as concerned with quantity, the other half with magnitude; and each of these they posited as twofold. Source: Internet

Because the soul's attention, while inhabiting a body, is turned so far away from its origin in the intelligible world, Proclus thinks that we need to make use of bodily reminders of our spiritual origin. Source: Internet

Both Plato and Aristotle praise this philosopher, and Proclus has written a commentary on him. Source: Internet

For example, the neoplatonist Proclus describes the Logos in terms of the "One beyond being". Source: Internet

For Proclus, philosophy is important because it is one of the primary ways to rescue the soul from a fascination with the body and restore it to its station. Source: Internet

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