A New Testimonium for Numenius
Proclus on the Origin of Evil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9666397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kasra Abdavi-Azar (KU Leuven/University of Cambridge), Kasra Abdavi Azar (0000-0001-5206-4733, KU Leuven, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 484-488 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838823000149 |
| OpenAlex | W4380788064 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
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
Epistemology · Political science · Realm · Scholarship · Soul · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |