Proclus wrote systematic Neoplatonic philosophy in fifth-century Athens, developing complex accounts of causation, intellect, soul and the hierarchy of reality. The Elements of Theology presents hundreds of linked propositions in a highly structured deductive form, while the Platonic Theology and commentaries on dialogues such as the Timaeus and Parmenides elaborate his reading of Plato. Proclus's work is dense, technical and architectonic, with concepts built through repeated triads and levels of participation. He suits readers of Neoplatonism, metaphysics, Plato reception and medieval intellectual history, where his ideas later influenced Christian, Islamic and Renaissance thinkers. Read more Less
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