Order from disorder Proclus' doctrine of evil and its roots in ancient platonism - Phillips, John (Brill, 2007)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-276) and index
Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Proclus' Doctrine of Evil; Chapter 2. Evil as Privation; EVIL AS PRIVATION: THE BODY; EVIL AS PRIVATION: THE SOUL; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Examines Proclus' doctrine of evil in light of the tradition of exegesis of Plato's treatment of evil within the schools of ancient Platonism, from Middle Platonism to early Neoplatonism. This book includes chapters on the evil of the body, and also for the evil of the soul