Le témoignage du deuxième livre du « Commentaire au Timée » de Proclus sur la forme des arguments médio-platoniciens au sujet de la genèse du monde

Abstract

The aim of this research is to analyse references to Middle Platonic exegeses on Plato’s cosmogony in the second book of Proclus’ Commentary on the Timaeus. Passages (which are generally dealt with only as fragments) will be systematically observed by considering their context and the way Proclus presents them : one will finally be able to emphasise that Proclus’ witness does not sustain the idea that Middle Platonic commentaries were continuous. Then, the major source for Middle Platonic exegeses on the Timaeus strongly suggests us to adopt a sceptical attitude with respect to this problem. In addition, some further aspects will emerge, for what concerns both Middle Platonic exegetical approach and Proclus’ method of using his (either direct or indirect) sources.

Wave-Like Commentaries: The Structure and Philosophical Orientation of Middle Platonist Commentaries

“…35 On Adrastus' Commentary, see Petrucci (2012b), proposing a collation between the main sources for this text (Theon's Expositio and Calcidius' Commentary on the Timaeus). Although Adrastus was a Peripatetic, he adopted Platonist exegetical methods in his Commentary:…”

“…9 See especially Ferrari (2002) 12-17. See also Petrucci (2012a) 46-62 and (2016a), with special reference to Middle Platonist technical exegesis. While I do think that this stream of studies has highlighted the fundamental features of the Middle Platonist commentary as a literary genre, at the same time, a more comprehensive enquiry could make better sense of these features and allow convergence with the 'running-commentary' hypothesis.…”

Wie man eine Platonstelle deutet: Exegetische Strukturen im Mittelplatonismus

“…In Tim. 1,218,29-219,31 mitPetrucci (2014). 49Baltes (1976) 112-115 bezweifelt, dass Tauros den Text tatsächlich abänderte: Es handele sich vielmehr um einen exegetischen Vorschlag.…”