Until a couple of decades ago, scholars agreed that Greek Neoplatonism had little or no interest in the philosophical understanding of nature, but the 10 essays here reflect the interest and findings since the change. They include discussions of Plotinus on quality and immanent form, a comparison between Plotinus and Proclus on causality and sensible objects, some fundamental principles of the Neoplatonic philosophy of nature, Proclus on movers and divisibility as the integration of Aristotelian physics in Neoplatonic context, and Proclus on matter and physical necessity. Two of the papers are in French. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)