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 providence, and a translation of extracts from his treatise on the subsistence of evil; as preserved in the Bibliotheca Gr. of Fabricus
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"The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato…" is a philosophical translation and compendium written in the early 19th century. It presents an English rendering and arrangement of Neoplatonic theology, laying out a systematic hierarchy of divine orders, the Demiurge, and the principles by which unity, intellect, and soul structure the cosmos. Expect dense, technical metaphysics anchored in Platonic dialogues and mythic theonyms, aimed at readers of classical philosophy, theology, and the history of ideas.
The opening of "The six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on the theology of Plato…" delineates the supermundane “ruling” gods whose assimilative powers bind lower realities to intelligible paradigms and sustain sympathy throughout the cosmos. It recapitulates the ascent from intelligible to intellectual orders, then situates the ruling order as the distributor of likeness, measure, and order across all levels, explaining procession and return t
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