What is the first principle of all things? Can it be grasped and, if so, in what way? How does everything arise from the first principle and how is it connected to everything as their cause?

These are some of the fundamental questions that Damascius seeks to answer in the first volume of his work Questions and Solutions concerning the First Principles, which is presented for the first time in our modern language.

The author of the work, the last great thinker of Neoplatonism and ancient Greek philosophy during the challenging era of Christian dominance, articulates his concerns regarding the fundamental principles of the Neoplatonic system, as inherited from Proclus, attempting to identify its potential weaknesses and provide his own answers, thereby contributing to the perfection of Neoplatonism.