Gerd Van Riel (Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Dean of the Inst

Gebundenes Buch

Proclus: Commentary on Timaeus, Book 4 (Procli Diadochi, in Platonis Timaeum Commentaria Librum Primum)

Beschreibung

A new five volume critical text edition of the only surviving ancient commentary on Plato's Timaeus, in which Proclus encompasses seven centuries of philosophical reflection on Plato's cosmology. Each volume is preceded by a substantial introduction.

Autor

Professor Gerd Van Riel, Dean of the Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven (Belgium), studied Classics and Philosophy, gaining his PhD from KU Leuven in 1997. He now teaches ancient philosophy and metaphysics, as well as introductory courses to philosophy. His research focuses on Plato and the Platonic tradition. Van Riel was a research fellow at CNRS Paris, at Melbourne University, and he was the 2017 Thomas F. Martin Saint Augustine Fellow at Villanova University (PA, USA). He was Chair holder of a Francqui research professorship from 2015 until 2018. He is a member of the Royal Belgian Academy for Sciences and the Arts.

Produktdetails

• Oxford Classical Texts
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 190mm x 128mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780192856067
• ISBN-10: 0192856065
• Artikelnr.: 66124369