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2018-12-27 NSPRM - Proclus - Theology of Plato (Book 3, Chaps 1,2) - Mean Analogies All the Way Down (plus MAP)

Synopsis Pierre leads the Noetic Society Parmenides study group through another morning of study. Lately we've been taking a break from the Parmenides, going through Proclus' Theology of Plato (*) instead, in order to see how Proclus lays out the 14 orders of gods implied in the Parmenides. Today we read Book 3, Chapter 1 (to the end) and Chapter 2 (first two paragraphs). [NOTE: Be sure to check out the "map" Pierre brought and we made copies of. It is in the "Download Options" section of this page, under "JPEG". We don't know where originally it came from -- he has the original somewhere in storage -- but it has his notes all over it, too. Good to print out and have in hand when working through this Theology of Plato.] Attendees Pierre, Barbara, Regina, David, Eldar, JulieH Highlights Approaching the Super-Rational Order of the Gods Barbara's question about para 9 (last para) Book 3 Chapter 1. Pierre's “map”. go to the bottom and move up the orders. all of the gods he mentions are in a “unity” why are they in their particular place (as he arranges them)? what are the principles that locate them in each one? how do they resemble and intermix with others? the map is helpful in refle

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