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Proclus

Proclus Lycius (/ˈprɒkləs laɪˈsiːəs/; 8 February 412 CE – 17 April 485 CE), called Proclus the Successor (Ancient Greek: Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος, Próklos ho Diádokhos), was a Greek Neoplatonic philosopher, one of the last major classical philosophers of late antiquity. He set forth one of the most elaborate and fully developed systems of Neoplatonism and…

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Academic advisors
Olympiodorus the Elder · Plutarch of Athens · Syrianus
Born
Proclus Lycius 412 Constantinople, Thracia, Eastern Roman Empire
Died
485 (aged 72–73) Athens, Achaea, Eastern Roman Empire
Era
Ancient philosophy
Main interests
Metaphysics
Notable ideas
Platonic theology

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related to Philosophy · 18
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related to Commentaries on Plato · 13
Proclus → Alcibiades, Cratylus, In, Neoplatonists, Parmenides, Plato, Plato's, Platon, Platonic, Proclus's, Republic, The, Timaeus
related to Systematic works · 12
Proclus → De, In, Latin, On, One, Platonic, Ten, The Elements, The Platonic Theology, Theology, Unity, We
Academic advisors · 3
Proclus → Olympiodorus the Elder, Plutarch of Athens, Syrianus
Notable students · 3
Proclus → Ammonius Hermiae, Asclepiodotus of Alexandria, Marinus of Neapolis
Born · 1
Proclus → Proclus Lycius 412 Constantinople, Thracia, Eastern Roman Empire
Died · 1
Proclus → 485 (aged 72–73) Athens, Achaea, Eastern Roman Empire

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ProclusAcademic advisorsPlutarch of Athens1.00infobox
ProclusAcademic advisorsSyrianus1.00infobox
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ProclusDied485 (aged 72–73) Athens, Achaea, Eastern Roman Empire1.00infobox
ProclusEraAncient philosophy1.00infobox
ProclusMain interestsMetaphysics1.00infobox
ProclusNotable ideasPlatonic theology1.00infobox
ProclusNotable studentsAmmonius Hermiae1.00infobox
ProclusNotable studentsAsclepiodotus of Alexandria1.00infobox
ProclusNotable studentsMarinus of Neapolis1.00infobox
ProclusOther name"The Successor"1.00infobox
ProclusRegionWestern philosophy1.00infobox
ProclusSchoolNeoplatonism1.00infobox
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