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Elements of Theology
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- Neoplatonism
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From Wikipedia
The Elements of Theology is a work on Neoplatonic philosophy written by Proclus. Conceived of as a systematic summary of Neoplatonic metaphysics, it has often served as a general introduction to this subject.
From the Wikipedia article Elements of Theology, revision 1372093991, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata Q28008153: “work by Proclus”.
In this study
In the chronology, in Proclus's account.
A rigorously organised series of propositions mapping emanation from, and return toward, the first principle.