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Commentaries Of Proclus On Timaeus Of Plato Thomas Taylor Gray Trade PB. Brand/Publisher: Books (Kshetra Books imprint; print-on-demand edition manufactured by Amazon.ca in Bolton, Ontario, Canada). Title: The Commentaries of Proclus on the Timæus of Plato, containing a Treasury of Pythagoric and Platonic Physiology. Authors: Proclus (commentator) and Plato (dialogue author); translated from the Greek by Thomas Taylor, with modern edition and formatting prepared by Jon W. Fergus. Format: English-language trade paperback, two volumes in one; reprint of the original 1820 first edition, reset with new formatting and issued in 2017. Cover: Glossy gray and green photographic softcover showing ancient stone ruins and figures walking along a path, with black titling on the front and spine and a matching scenic back cover featuring publisher information, header, and an ISBN barcode. Content: Presents the complete Neoplatonic commentary of Proclus on Plato's cosmological dialogue Timaeus, emphasizing Pythagorean and Platonic physiology, metaphysics, and theology as rendered in Thomas Taylor's classic English translation. Overview: The back cover describes this work, together with Proclus' On the Theology of Plato, as providing a solid foundation for the Platonic tradition and as one of the greatest productions of this leading Neoplatonic philosopher, offering English readers a systematic exposition of key doctrinal points. Genre/Topics: Ancient and late antique philosophy, Platonism and Neoplatonism, classical mythology and cosmology, history of ideas, and related studies in Greek philosophy and world literature. Language: English translation from the original Greek; intended for adult readers, especially students and scholars of philosophy, classics, religious studies, and intellectual history. Identifiers and publication details: ISBN: 978-1973844983 (copyright page); EAN: 9781973844983 (rear cover barcode); copyright © 2017 by Jon W. Fergus; reprint of the 1st edition with new formatting.