Commentary on Plato's Timaeus

...and in the subsequent the conversations, as if they had become listeners and those who will speak, they aim toward this art The "art" here refers to the philosophical method of explaining the universe. which they have prepared. For just as in the Republic original: "Politeia" the matters according to the will of were spoken, so too here is the guest; and the matters concerning the feasting of were presented. Indeed, we can perceive everyone in their proper order, or all as others in their The dialogue before the Timaeus is like the Republic. opinions and powers.

But what would those say who, in these matters, accurately shape human affairs according to the concept in the Republic? By The four-fold [division]:
Socrates, Timaeus, Dialogues.
Lamenting, giving.
Hypothesis: Socrates.
Lamenting: concerning
Popular/Demotic. nature, he thought that the father of discourses of and the periodic movements were the works; for if he makes the world according to reason original: "logos", the he also thought the work of world-making original: "kosmopoiia" was according to intellect original: "nous". After the reception, they dine on the most perfect things. For we receive the fourth of the discourses from the father, along with the entire fountain; so that The political narrative there are sophists Here used in the sense of "wise teachers," though Proclus often distinguishes them from true philosophers. among them. Through himself, he manifests them to themselves, joining them with honors. For just as if by some paradigm An eternal model or blueprint. of the whole living being, toward the four-fold things—these things we shall know more clearly through the following parts.

Whether after God, as if a friend—this way having been spoken by us concerning the quality and size [of the work], and what kind of [structure] is managed throughout the entire character eleven, it has been collected generally in it with a hypothesis of which also imitates nature in such a way, maintaining the discourses. It is reasonable that all truth will be harmonious, and for those who have gone through it to examine each thing in the possible way.

But since that which is similar to nature brings a love of contemplation to all those who seek the thoughts of Plato, what indeed does he think, and what does he want the essence original: "ousia" — the fundamental "being" or "substance" of a thing. of nature to be? Come, let us first examine these things we examine; for first of the inquiry thus proposed is the naturally suited for theory In the Platonic sense, "theoria" means divine contemplation or seeing the truth of things.. If nature is a specific thing, from where does it arise, and how far does it reach? Regarding the habits the habits of those among the ancients Proclus is referring to the Pre-Socratic philosophers. who produced works, some called matter original: "hyle" "nature," and as they said; while others called the form original: "eidos" "nature," just as those others called it the "shape"; and many others called the whole "nature," as before...