On “The Good” and “The One” of Plato
On “The Good” and “The One” of Plato by Thomas Taylor, from an extensive note in his translation of The Republic The good, which is here celebrated by Socrates as that which reigns in the in... Read more
The Life of Proclus
The Life of Proclus By Marinus,* or, Concerning Felicity. * Marinus, the author of the ensuing life, was the disciple of Proclus, and his successor in the Athenian school. His philosophical... Read more
Socrates on Pleasure and Pain
On Pleasure and Pain From The Republic, Book 9 Socrates: “The third victory [of the just man] now, as at the Olympic games, is sacred to Olympic Jupiter, the saviour; for consider, that the... Read more
GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY AND WRITINGS OF PLATO BY THOMAS TAYLOR [p. iii] “Philosophy,” says Hierocles,1 “is the purification and perfection of human life. It is the purificati... Read more
The Life of Plato, by Olympiodorus
The Life of Plato by Olympiodorus tr. Thomas Taylor ———— [p. 1] Let us now speak of the race of the philosopher, not for the sake of relating many particulars concerning him, but rather with... Read more
Explanation of Certain Platonic Terms
Explanation of Certain Platonic Terms Thomas Taylor As some apology may be thought necessary for having introduced, in the course of the following translation, certain unusual words of Greek... Read more
A Concise Exposition of Chaldaic Dogma by Psellus, with additional explanation by Thomas Taylor, extracted from “Collection of the Chaldean Oracles,” Classical Journal, December, 1817; March... Read more
PDF Version (scanned original) A Dissertation on the Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries Εν ταις ΤΕΛΕΤΑΙΣ καθαρσεις ηγουνται και περιρραντηρια και αγνισμοι, α των εν απορρητοις δρωμενων, και τη... Read more
A Dissertation on the Life and Theology of Orpheus [From the introduction to the Hymns of Orpheus (1787)] Section I The great obscurity and uncertainty in which the history of Orpheus is inv... Read more
Collection of the Chaldean Oracles
For the Chaldean Oracles (paperback) and more books by Thomas Taylor, see here: https://www.kshetrabooks.com/product-category/taylor-collection/ PDF Version (Scanned Original) Collection of... Read more