Dragos Calma, Reading Proclus and the Book of Causes

Abstract

There is no doubt that in recent decades there has been an astonishing development in the study of Proclus’ (ad 412–485) philosophy and its reception in the Arabic, Hebrew, and Byzantine worlds. Conferences, monographs, and collective volumes [e.g., d’Hoine and Martijn 2016] dedicated to the broad scope of his thought, numerous PhD dissertations taking up individual threads of the latter, and postdoctoral research initiatives testify to current scholarship’s everincreasing interest in the philosophical heritage of one of the greatest Neoplatonists. The collective volume under review testifies to this expansion and explores aspects of the influence of the Book of Causes in the Latin West and the reception of Proclus’ highly influential work, the Elements of Theology, mainly in the Latin West but also in Byzantine thought. Reviewed by: Sokratis-Athanasios Kiosoglou, Published Online (2022-07-31)Copyright © 2022 by Sokratis-Athanasios KiosoglouArticle PDF Link: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/aestimatio/article/view/39095/29782 Corresponding Author: Sokratis-Athanasios Kiosoglou,KU LeuvenE-Mail: sokratisathanasios.kiosoglou@kuleuven.be