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Bibliographical reference

Procli Diadochi In Platonis Timaeum commentaria. Vol. 2. Edited by Ernst Diehl. Leipzig: Teubner, 1904.

Description

Proclus’ In Platonis Timaeum commentaria is one of the most important commentaries of Plato’s Timaeus and has been significantly influent throughout the history of the reception of Plato’s philosophy. It includes several books devoted to different topics of the Timaeus: the Socratic state and Atlantis; the causes of the cosmos and its creation; the world’s body; the world soul; time and the stars; the gods of generation and the creation of humans.