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This chapter introduces this new collective volume on Proclus that investigates how late antique Platonism integrates mathematics, theol- ogy, and the sciences into a single philosophical project. The book asks how Proclus (410-485 CE) could treat mathematics not only as an autonomous discipline but also as a methodological paradigm for giving theology a universal, necessary, and demonstrable foundation. The edi- tors stress that prevailing accounts of ancient scientific models, though useful, do not fully explain Proclus’ attempt to “scientise” theology; therefore, the volume foregrounds his exegetical practices and his formal use of hypotheses and conclusions, especially in relation to Plato’s Parmenides.