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Proclus on Whole and Part: A Reappraisal of Mereology in Neoplatonic Metaphysics

by Arthur Oosthout

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No late ancient philosopher has written more extensively on part-whole relations than the Neoplatonic commentator Proclus. In Proclus on Whole and Part, Arthur Oosthout unfolds, for the first time, Proclus’ detailed and systematic analysis of (Neo-)Platonic mereology in full. Oosthout weaves together a great number of previously disconnected scholarly inquiries into Proclus, while adding many critical notes and new insights of his own. He bases this new synthesis on a detailed theoretical framework built not only on the metaphysical theories of Plato and Aristotle, but also on the arguments of prominent scholars of modern mereology.

Book Details

Publisher:
BRILL
Published:
2025-01-07
Pages:
268
Language:
EN
ISBN:
9789004721760