This is a Master’s Thesis about the theology of the material world in the philosophy of my favourite philosopher, Proclus. Proclus was one of the last heads of the Platonic Academy in Athens before it’s dissolution in the 6th century C.E. Proclus’ theological vision of the world is so positive as to be only rivaled by Hegel.
Writing this Master’s thesis is the most fun I’ve ever had as a student/writer/researcher. It was spiritually nourishing. It inspired [[three-poems-south-shore-review|many poems]]. I got to make friends the most inspired and out-there thinkers in the history of Philosophy. It was an act of leisure in the most exquisite and Aristotelian meaning of the word.
Often I find myself thinking fondly about those days.
Some portions of this thesis were developed into the journal article, [[a-shrine-for-the-everlasting-gods| “A Shrine for the Everlasting Gods.”]]
Enjoy, if you dare.
Matter and the One in Proclus. MA thesis, Dalhousie University, 2018.
