Allegorical Exegesis and its Defence by Proclus the Neoplatonist

Abstract

The paper discusses Proclus' defence of allegorical exegesis. In Proclus', inspired poetry grasps reality in a more unified fashion than philosophy.

The aim of allegorical exegesis is not to reduce the poetic symbol to a thought but to bring rational thought in harmony with it.

Keywords

• Allegorical
• Exegesis
• Defence
• Proclus
• Neoplatonist