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Proclus · Thomas Taylor
Translated by Thomas Taylor, 1833 WHAT the nature of evil is, and whence it derives its generation, some of those who preceded us have investigated, and engaged in the theory of it not superfluously, nor for the sake of something else; but have considered whether evil itself, surveyed by itself, is, or is not; and if it is, what kind of a thing it is, and whence it proceeds into existence and hypostasis. But it will not be amiss that we also, since we have leisure, should briefly narrate what each of these has said rightly, and prior to these, what have been the speculations of the divine Plato concerning the essence of evil. For by understanding what has been asserted by these men, we shall always more easily and more nearly comprehend the subjects of investigation, and shall, as it were, enkindle a light in ourselves from these inquiries. 1. In the first place, therefore, it must be …
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