Status
Available
Collection
Publication
lulu.com (2014), 248 pages
Description
The essays in this book provide the principal theoretical foundation for the "henadological" approach to theology in the polytheistic philosophy of religion, while in a wider perspective constituting the first stage in recovering the sense and significance of henology, the discourse concerning unity, in classical metaphysics. Includes the previously published articles "Polytheism and Individuality in the Henadic Manifold" (2005), "The Gods and Being in Proclus" (2008), "The Intelligible Gods in the Platonic Theology of Proclus" (2008), "The Second Intelligible Triad and the Intelligible-Intellective Gods" (2010), and "The Third Intelligible Triad and the Intellective Gods" (2012), as well as two previously unpublished bonus essays.
User reviews
LibraryThing member ritaer
Frankly, I was unable to complete this book. It is far too philosophically technical for a lay reader. The only point that seemed clear is that Butler feels that Proclus did not wish the individuality of the gods to be swallowed up in the concept of the One. It also seemed clear that Proclus
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believed this to have been Plato's position as well. Obviously not a good starting place for a study of Neoplatonism. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
6.88 inches
ISBN
1304767035 / 9781304767035
Local notes
AP