Proclus: On Providence by Carlos Steel
'The universe is, as it were, one machine, wherein the celestial spheres are analogous to the interlocking wheels and the particular beings are like the things moved by the wheels' and all events are determined by an inescapable necessity. To speak of free choice or self determination is only an illusion we human beings cherish. Thus writes Theodore the engineer to his old friend Proclus. Proclus' reply is one of the most remarkable discussions on fate, providence and free choice in Late Antiquity. It continues a long debate that had started with the first polemics of the Platonists against the Stoic doctrine of determinism. How can there be place for free choice and moral responsibility in a world governed by an unalterable fate? Notwithstanding its great interest, Proclus' treatise has not received the attention it deserves, probably because the text survived only in a Latin medieval translation and, in its original language, is not very accessible to the modern reader. This volume, the first English translation of the work, redresses this problem and once again brings the arguments he formulates to the fore.-
Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.3-4
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Eustratius on Aristotle's Posterior Analytics Book 2.7-10
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Simplicius
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Philoponus
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Olympiodorus: On Aristotle Meteorology 2-3
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Themistius: On Aristotle Metaphysics 12
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Michael of Ephesus: On Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics 10 with Themistius: On Virtue
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Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Topics 3
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Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Topics 2
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Iamblichus: On the General Science of Mathematics
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Aeneas of Gaza: Theophrastus with Zacharias of Mytilene: Ammonius
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Philoponus: On Aristotle Meteorology 1.4-9, 12
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Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.2-3
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'Simplicius': On Aristotle On the Soul 3.6-13
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Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Soul 1.1-2.4
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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 1.5-9
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Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.9-18
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Philoponus: Against Proclus On the Eternity of the World 9-11
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Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Soul 2.1-6
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Philoponus': On Aristotle On the Soul 3.1-8
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Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.10-14
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Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Soul 1.1-2
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Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Prior Analytics 1.14-22
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Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.1-9
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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 1.3-4
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Aspasius: On Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics 1-4, 7-8
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Alexander of Aphrodisias: On the Soul
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Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 3.1-7
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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 8.1-5
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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 5
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Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 3.7-4.6
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Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.5-9
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Themistius: On Aristotle Physics 4
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Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 4.10-14
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Philoponus: Against Proclus On the Eternity of the World 6-8
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Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 5-8 with Simplicius: On Aristotle on the Void
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Boethius: On Aristotle on Interpretation 4-6
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Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 4.1-5
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Themistius: On Aristotle Physics 1-3
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Philoponus: Against Proclus On the Eternity of the World 1-5
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Themistius: On Aristotle Physics 5-8
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Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 4.6-9
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Boethius: On Aristotle On Interpretation 1-3
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Syrianus: On Aristotle Metaphysics 13-14
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Ammonius: On Aristotle On Interpretation 1-8
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Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 1.1-3
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Philoponus: On Aristotle On Coming to be and Perishing 2.5-11
Carlos Steel is Emeritus Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and Director of Aristoteles Latinus.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472558152 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472558154 |
| Title | Proclus: On Providence |
| Author | Carlos Steel |
| Series | Ancient Commentators On Aristotle |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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