Fragments of the Lost Writings of Proclus by Thomas Taylor

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Fragments of the Lost Writings of Proclus is a book by Thomas Taylor, first published in 1825. It presents English translations of surviving fragments from Proclus — the late antique Neoplatonist whose commentaries on Plato and Aristotle shaped medieval and Renaissance receptions of classical metaphysics. The collection gathers short excerpts and translated passages (including material drawn from Proclus’s commentaries on Plato’s Timaeus and other treatises), offering readers direct access to the terse, often technical statements that remain from Proclus’s larger corpus. This volume is especially valuable for readers of classical philosophy and students of Neoplatonism who seek primary-source material in English: the fragments illuminate Proclus’s concerns with cosmology, the nature of the divine, and arguments about the eternity of the world. Taylor’s work as a translator and Neoplatonist interpreter aims to bridge ancient metaphysical thought and modern readers, making these fragments accessible to those interested in Plato commentary, ancient metaphysics, and the history of philosophical interpretation.

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