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Proclus
Proclus
c. 412 CE–c. 485 CE · Athens
Proclus (c. 412-485 CE) was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher who led the Platonic school at Athens and became one of the most systematic and influential thinkers of late antiquity. His works include the Elements of Theology, the Platonic Theology, and extensive commentaries on Plato's dialogues, in which he organized Neoplatonic metaphysics into a rigorous hierarchical system. His ideas deeply shaped later Byzantine, Islamic, Jewish, and medieval Christian philosophy.
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The intellectual capital of the Greek world, where Socrates questioned in the agora and four great schools—Plato's Academy, Aristotle's Lyceum, the Stoa, and Epicurus' Garden—took root within a single square mile.
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Plutarch of Athens, Syrianus, Proclus the Grammarian, Marinus, 5th century, Damascius, Simplicius
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Plutarch of Athens, Syrianus, Proclus the Grammarian, Marinus, 5th century, Damascius, Simplicius
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