Abstract In his commentary on Plato’s Parmenides Proclos describes the maternal and paternal contributions to reproduction as of equal value: The paternal seed furnishes potential λόγοι, the mother actualises them and so causes the reversion of the offspring. However, the definition of the mother as actualising cause is linked to the particular circumstances of conception in the sphere of nature. In general, Proclus bases his concept of femininity on the idea of a shared, but not equal activity by paternal and maternal causes. In the metaphysical sphere the maternal cause is distinguished by its inspiring activity, that is, it provokes the procession of powers that are permanently anchored in the father and so it enables the begetting of the offspring as an entity separate from the father. This activity involves a loss of perfection, which is the basis for a difference in value between the activities of the maternal and paternal causes.

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Proclus形而上学中的母性原因

摘要 在柏拉图的巴门尼德普罗克洛斯的评论中，将母本和父本对生殖的贡献描述为具有同等价值：父本种子提供潜在的λόγοι，母本实现它们并因此导致后代的回归。然而，母亲作为实现原因的定义与自然领域中受孕的特殊情况有关。总的来说，Proclus 的女性气质概念基于父系和母系共同但不平等的活动。在形而上学领域，母性事业以其鼓舞人心的活动而著称，也就是说，它激发了永久锚定在父亲身上的力量的行列，因此它使后代能够作为一个独立于父亲的实体而生。这项活动涉及到失去完美，