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Work #1820

Elements of Theology

Proclus Lycaeus (Proclus Diadochus)
c. 450–470 CE · Greek
Axiomatic philosophical treatise (propositions with proofs) · Neoplatonism; Athenian Academy

211 propositions from the One to matter — the architecture of emanation, procession, remaining, and reversion in deductive form

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Elements of Theology
Time · Extent Both
Time · Ontological Status Emergent
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Deterministic
Time · Traversability Cyclical
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Both
Space · Ontological Status Emergent
Space · Curvature not engaged
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Non-local
Matter · Extent Finite
Matter · Ontological Status Emergent
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Non-local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Mediated
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Both
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Absolute
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Emergent
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Reversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Elements of Theology

"Both": time exists within the generated cosmos; the One and Intellect are atemporal. Cyclical triad of procession-remaining-reversion.

Space

Elements of Theology

Emergent from higher realities; non-local because causes are present in effects without spatial location.

Matter

Elements of Theology

The lowest emanation; finite, emergent, dependent on its causes for being.

Observer

Elements of Theology

The soul ascends through intellection and theurgy; the Absolute One is beyond all predication.

Energy

Elements of Theology

Dynamis flows from the One; infinite at source, conserved in effects, reversible through epistrophe.

Information

Elements of Theology

The Forms are the primary information-bearers; eternal, substantival, conserved. Souls retain identity through embodiment cycles.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Elements of Theology

The One is beyond logos, yet the work is a 211-proposition logical system. Proclus addresses this through henads and theurgy, but the tension between transcendence and systematicity is structural and unresolved.