Proclus' "On the Existence of Evils" is not a commentary, but helps to compensate for the dearth of Neoplatonist ethical commentaries. The central question addressed in the work is:
‘The universe is, as it were, one machine, wherein the celestial spheres are analogous to the interlocking wheels and the particular beings are like the things moved by the wheels, and all events are
Porphyry: To Gaurus On How Embryos are Ensouled and On What is in Our PowerTranslated by James WilberdingConcerning embryos, Porphyry takes an original view on issues that had been left undecided by h
