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2018-08-03 NSPRM - Proclus - Theology of Plato (Book 1, Chap 1-3) - He Just Keeps Running Up and Down the Ladder

Dialogue(s): theology-of-plato Chapters: book1;chap01;chap02;chap03 Attendees: Pierre, Barbara, David, Regina, JulieH, Eldar, JeffS Synopsis Pierre leads the Parmenides study group through another morning. We have moved for a while to reading Proclus' Theology of Plato(*), with the object of understanding the Parmenides better, and especially the orders of the gods encoded within. For this morning, we were to have arrived having read the first three chapters of Book 1. And this morning, we went over those three chapters, spending almost no time (given the lack of content) on chapter 1, a bit of time on chapter 2, and almost all our time on chapter 3. For next time: read chapters 4,5,6. Also, Pierre asked us to write out a statement -- based on our reading of Book 1, Chapter 3 -- that will be our understanding of Proclus' understanding of Plato's theology. We should be able to give a list of the things that are included in Plato's theology, based on the text. Barbara asked for a clarification, and it is okay to use direct quotes, since much of the text is (as yet) unexplained. Thanks to DavidC once again for today's title. More Info The NS Parmenides Study Group (*) Proclus' Theolog

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