Syrianus's best-known extant work is a commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle.
11 Facts About Syrianus
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Syrianus is said to have written on the De Caelo and the De Interpretatione of Aristotle and on Plato's Timaeus.
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Syrianus was a native of Alexandria, Egypt and the son of Philoxenus.
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Syrianus is important as the teacher of Proclus and Hermias.
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Only a little remains of the writings of Syrianus, the surviving works are:.
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We learn from the commentary of Proclus on the Timaeus of Plato that Syrianus wrote a commentary on the same book.
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Syrianus wrote works on The Theology of Orpheus, and On the Harmony of Orpheus, Pythagoras and Plato with the Oracles.
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Syrianus is important in expanding the details of the Neoplatonist metaphysical system begun by Iamblichus and most completely delineated by Proclus.
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Syrianus describes the monad as masculine and the dyad as feminine.
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Syrianus employs the doctrine of the two cosmic principles to explain the origin of evil.
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Syrianus denies that there are Platonic forms of things which are evil or base.