Invocación y belleza divina en Proclo

Abstract

Late Neoplatonic metaphysics is considered a complex structure of articulated levels that break the simplicity of plotinian philosophy. Such complexity appears completely detached from the vital concerns as if thought were confronted with the end of the human life. However, it can be said that neoplatonic metaphysics requires to be lived and interiorized. Plotinus had already pointed out that the three superior levels of what is real are also present in us, leading life towards the likeliness with the divine. In certain respects, this holds true for Proclus but with clear modifications. This paper deals with this relationship by analyzing a passage of Commentary on the Alcibiades (24,10-27,12). In this text, Proclus highlights the value of the invocation towards the real Father of the souls, which is no other than the divine and intelligible Beauty, in order to obtain salvation.