Proclus explicitly grounds reality in the One's henological emanation, while Aristotle's substance derives from matter-form composition—fundamentally incommensurable architectures.
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henological emanation(as Proclus's explanation for how reality comes into being)
The idea that everything in existence literally overflows or radiates outward from a single, ultimate source of reality (the 'One'), like light spreading from a bulb.
incommensurable architectures(as a description of how fundamentally different Proclus and Aristotle's views are)
Two completely different and incompatible systems or frameworks for understanding reality—they're built on such different principles that you can't really compare them directly.
matter-form composition(as Aristotle's approach to explaining how things exist)
Aristotle's theory that everything that exists is made of two inseparable parts: matter (the physical material) and form (the shape or essence that makes it what it is).
substance(Spinoza's metaphysics; criteria include (i) necessity and (ii) self-subsistence)
The fundamental existent that is wholly necessary and self-subsistent, not depending on anything else for its existence