The philosophical and mathematical commentaries of Proclus on the first book of Euclid's elements (Vol. 1 of 2)

Chapter 2: The Reader is requested to correct the following Errors.

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A learned commentary unpacks Euclid’s first book by combining close geometric exposition with Pythagorean and Platonic philosophical reflection. Propositions, definitions, and diagrams are explained alongside arguments that pure geometry, pursued for its own sake, elevates intellectual understanding and serves as a pathway to theological insight rather than merely a tool for practical crafts. The edition features a translator’s preface that addresses corrupt Greek texts and dependence on a Latin rendering for clarity, alongside editorial decisions about terminology, chapter arrangement, paraphrase, and explanatory notes to clarify obscure passages. Recurring themes contrast contemplative ancient wisdom with empirical modern approaches.

The Reader is requested to correct the following Errors.

Page 4. of the Dissertation, Vol. I. line 8. for admitted, read omitted. Page 16. line 8. for from, read form. Page 51. Vol. I. of the Commentaries, line 16. instead of They are surely not the, &c. read For surely it cannot be said that there are, &c. Line 17. for but we, read but that we. And line 19. for is by much prior to, read is by a much greater priority.

Vol. II. page 18. line 26. for and one is, read and one part is. And line 27. for another, read the other. Page 114. line 13. for The angle, read Let the angle; and instead of is bisected, in the same line, read be bisected. Page 411. line 2. for is filled with intellect, read fills intellect. And line 3. for it also participates, read also it participates.