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A NEW TESTIMONIUM FOR NUMENIUS: PROCLUS ON THE ORIGIN OF EVIL.

  • Published In: Classical Quarterly, 2023, v. 73, n. 1. P. 484 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Abdavi Azar, Kasra 3 of 3

Abstract

In the course of examining the origin of evil in the De malorum subsistentia , Proclus reproduces a position that considers the maleficent (world-)soul as cause of evil. The same entity is held to co-govern the material realm alongside the beneficent world-soul. While scholarship tends to associate the testimonium with Plutarch (and Atticus), this survey shows why Numenius of Apamea is a much more probable candidate. The discussion concludes with further proposals for a new edition of Numenius, including possible traces of Numenius in Iamblichus' On Soul and Porphyry's On the Faculties of Soul. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Classical Quarterly. 2023/05, Vol. 73, Issue 1, p484
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0009-8388
  • DOI:10.1017/S0009838823000149
  • Accession Number:174600364
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