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The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 2 of 2) : $b translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning p — John Shaqi

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The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato (vol. 2 of 2) : $b translated from the Greek, to which a seventh book is added, in order to supply the deficiency of another book on this subject, which was written by Proclus, but since lost, also, a translation from the Greek of Proclus' Elements of theology, to which are added a translation of the treatise of Proclus, On providence and fate, a translation of extracts from his treatise, entitled, Ten doubts concerning p

Proclus

Neoplatonism -- Early works to 1800; Plato -- Early works to 1800; Theology -- Early works to 1800

PROCLUS

                                  ON

                        THE THEOLOGY OF PLATO.

                   _Proc._      _Vol. II._      _a_

                                  THE

                         SIX BOOKS OF PROCLUS

                        The platonic Successor,

                       ON THE THEOLOGY OF PLATO,

                      TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK;

                               TO WHICH

                       A SEVENTH BOOK IS ADDED,

  IN ORDER TO SUPPLY THE DEFICIENCY OF ANOTHER BOOK ON THIS SUBJECT,

             WHICH WAS WRITTEN BY PROCLUS, BUT SINCE LOST.

                 ALSO, A TRANSLATION FROM THE GREEK OF

                    PROCLUS’ ELEMENTS OF THEOLOGY.

                          TO WHICH ARE ADDED

               A TRANSLATION OF THE TREATISE OF PROCLUS,

                        On Providence and Fate;

        A TRANSLATION OF EXTRACTS FROM HIS TREATISE, ENTITLED,

                   TEN DOUBTS CONCERNING PROVIDENCE;

                                  AND

              A TRANSLATION OF EXTRACTS FROM HIS TREATISE

                      ON THE SUBSISTENCE OF EVIL;

          _As preserved in the Bibliotheca Gr. of Fabricius_.

                           BY THOMAS TAYLOR.

    Αλλ’ εστιν, εστι, καν τις εγγελα λογῳ,
    Zευς, xαι θεοι, βροτεια λευσσοντες παθη.
                                   _Euripides._

    There are, there are, though laugh the scoffer may,
    Jove and the Gods, who mortal ills survey.

    ωσπερ εισι θεoι πολλοι, και κυριοι πολλοι.
                                Corinth, I, Cap. 8. v. 5.

    As there be GODS many, and LORDS many.

                             TWO VOLUMES.
                               VOL. II.

                                LONDON:
                        PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR,
            _By A. J. Valpy, Tooke’s Court, Chancery Lane_.
  AND SOLD BY MESSRS. LAW AND Co.; LONGMAN AND Co.; BALDWIN AND Co.;
                      AND ALL OTHER BOOKSELLERS.

                                 1816.

                               PROCLUS,

                        THE PLATONIC SUCCESSOR,

                                  ON

                        The Theology of Plato.

                               BOOK VI.

                              CHAPTER I.

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