Plato S Theology

Author : Gerd Van Riel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317079927

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Plato's Gods by Gerd Van Riel Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive study into Plato's theological doctrines, offering an important re-valuation of the status of Plato's gods and the relation between metaphysics and theology according to Plato. Starting from an examination of Plato's views of religion and the relation between religion and morality, Gerd Van Riel investigates Plato's innovative ways of speaking about the gods. This theology displays a number of diverging tendencies - viewing the gods as perfect moral actors, as cosmological principles or as celestial bodies whilst remaining true to traditional anthropomorphic representations. Plato's views are shown to be unified by the emphasis on the goodness of the gods in both their cosmological and their moral functions. Van Riel shows that recent interpretations of Plato's theology are thoroughly metaphysical, starting from aristotelian patterns. A new reading of the basic texts leads to the conclusion that in Plato the gods aren't metaphysical principles but souls who transmit the metaphysical order to sensible reality. The metaphysical principles play the role of a fated order to which the gods have to comply. This book will be invaluable to readers interested in philosophical theology and intellectual history.

Author : Marsilio Ficino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Immortality
ISBN : LCCN:00053491

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Platonic Theology: Books I-IV by Marsilio Ficino Pdf

Author : Andrea Nightingale
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108837309

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Philosophy and Religion in Plato's Dialogues by Andrea Nightingale Pdf

Challenges the idea that Plato is a secular thinker, exploring the interaction of philosophy and Greek religion in the dialogues.

Author : Daniel A. Dombrowski
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791484098

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A Platonic Philosophy of Religion by Daniel A. Dombrowski Pdf

A Platonic Philosophy of Religion challenges traditional views of Plato's religious thought, arguing that these overstate the case for the veneration of Being as opposed to Becoming. Daniel A. Dombrowski explores how process or neoclassical perspectives on Plato's view of God have been mostly neglected, impoverishing both our view of Plato and our view of what can be said in contemporary philosophy of religion on a Platonic basis. Looking at the largely ignored later dialogues, Dombrowski finds a dynamic theism in Plato and presents a new and very different Platonic philosophy of religion. The work's interpretive framework derives from the application of process philosophy and discusses the continuation of Plato's thought in the works of Hartshorne and Whitehead.

Author : Proclus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1816
Category : Neoplatonism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105013511097

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On the theology of Plato by Proclus Pdf

Author : Russell E. Gmirkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000578423

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Plato’s Timaeus and the Biblical Creation Accounts by Russell E. Gmirkin Pdf

Plato’s Timaeus and the Biblical Creation Accounts argues that the creation of the world in Genesis 1 and the story of the first humans in Genesis 2-3 both draw directly on Plato’s famous account of the origins of the universe, mortal life and evil containing equal parts science, theology and myth. This book is the first to systematically compare biblical, Ancient Near Eastern and Greek creation accounts and to show that Genesis 1-3 is heavily indebted to Plato’s Timaeus and other cosmogonies by Greek natural philosophers. It argues that the idea of a monotheistic cosmic god was first introduced in Genesis 1 under the influence of Plato’s philosophy, and that this cosmic Creator was originally distinct from the lesser terrestrial gods, including Yahweh, who appear elsewhere in Genesis. It shows the use of Plato’s Critias, the sequel to Timaeus, in the stories about the Garden of Eden, the intermarriage of "the sons of God" and the daughters of men, and the biblical flood. This book confirms the late date and Hellenistic background of Genesis 1-11, drawing on Plato’s writings and other Greek sources found at the Great Library of Alexandria. This study provides a fascinating approach to Genesis that will interest students and scholars in both biblical and classical studies, philosophy and creation narratives. .

Author : Paul Elmer More
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Greece
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5EIG

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The Religion of Plato by Paul Elmer More Pdf

Author : Viktor Ilievski
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004679306

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Plato's Theodicy by Viktor Ilievski Pdf

Ever since antiquity, the presence of evil has been considered incompatible with the existence of God. This apparent contradiction gave rise to the argument from evil, which turned into a formidable weapon against theism. Faced with this challenge, theists of all creeds have been proposing theodicies, or justifications of God’s ways. This monograph is the first book-length treatment of the subject from a Platonic perspective. Its essential message is that Plato devised a noteworthy and influential theodicy comprised of several theodicean strategies, some of which remain relevant even today. Hence, Plato’s pioneering contribution to the field of theodicy deserves the attention of both philosophers and theologians.

Author : Friedrich Solmsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : God
ISBN : 0801466695

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Plato's Theology by Friedrich Solmsen Pdf

Friedrich Solmsen’s book is a thorough exploration of Plato's ideas about God and religion. Solmsen focuses on Plato’s theology primarily as it is presented in Book 10 of the Laws, a work previously neglected as a source of Plato's conception of religion because of its problematic place within fifth-century discussions of new legal provisions concerning offences against the gods. The author, by way of introduction, outlines the role religion had played in the old Greek city-states, emphasizing the fact that there had been no religion of a nonpolitical character, and describes the way the old religion had been destroyed by the "Enlightenment" of the fifth century. Solmsen then traces the development of Plato's religious ideas, addressing such topics as Plato as the expurgator and reformer; his theological approach; the philosophy of movement; and the role of the Soul as the source of all movement. Plato's later religious philosophy, Solmsen shows, is marked by a more lenient attitude towards popular and poetic religion. He characterizes Plato's later thinking on religion, as disclosed in Book 10 of the Laws, as a revival of the old idea of a city religion. The content of this new Civic Religion, however, would be remodeled in accordance with Plato's own theological conceptions. Solmsen calls this attitude both archaic and Hellenistic. As to the Hellenistic element, the author points to the influence of the mystery cults and of Persian religion, the latter revealing itself most clearly in Plato's conception of the two antagonistic World-Souls. He also discusses at length such issues as Plato's ideas of a divine justice, his tendency towards monotheism, and the influence of his theology on later Greek philosophy and on Christian thought, especially Origen.

Author : Ryan Krieger Balot,Professor of Political Science and Classics Ryan K Balot
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197647226

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Tragedy, Philosophy, and Political Education in Plato's Laws by Ryan Krieger Balot,Professor of Political Science and Classics Ryan K Balot Pdf

Previous scholars and writers have either celebrated the idealism in Plato's Laws or denounced its totalitarianism. Ryan K. Balot, by contrast, refuses to interpret the dialogue as a political blueprint, whether admirable or misguided. Instead, he shows that it constitutes Plato's greatest philosophical investigation of political life. In this transformative re-appraisal, Balot reveals that Plato's goal was to cultivate a tragic attitude toward our political passions, commitments, and aspirations.

Author : John OGILVIE (D.D. Minister of Midmar, Aberdeenshire.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1793
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019861461

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The Theology of Plato, Compared with the Principles of Oriental and Grecian Philosophers by John OGILVIE (D.D. Minister of Midmar, Aberdeenshire.) Pdf

Author : Proclus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022843721

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The Theology of Plato by Proclus Pdf

This volume retains all of Taylor's introduction, notes, and his reconstruction of the lost seventh book. It is an essentially religious work;- a near perfect attempt to express in a manner accessible to the reasoning mind, the universal order in, of, and around, all things. As such, Proclus' masterpiece is pan-cosmic in its scope, illuminating for us the Principles which produce, vivify, and perfect the whole of Being, Life, Intellect, Soul, Nature, and Body, while suspending all these from one exempt and superessential Unity, called The ONE and The GOOD, which all things abide in, proceed from, and return to. It has been called one of the Great Scriptures of the world. Although the sublime genius of Proclus can be seen at its best in this 'magnum opus', Taylor's translation is, unbelievably, still the only one available. This is the first full republication of his original two-volume work, published here in a single volume. With standard pagination from the Belles Lettres Westerink-Saffrey text.

Author : Vera Calchi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000803907

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The Theology of the Epinomis by Vera Calchi Pdf

This is the first monograph devoted to the theology of the Epinomis. It argues that the work offers a revised Platonic conception of the divine better suited to the political-religious imperatives of the post-Classical age. The Epinomis is the ‘appendix’ to Plato’s Laws likely written by Plato’s student and disciple, Philip of Opus, who is believed to have taken care of the arrangement and posthumous editing of the Laws into twelve books. Through a comprehensive analysis of the Epinomis’ lexicon, and comparisons with the Corpus Platonicum, Vera Calchi offers readers an insight into the Epinomis’ philosophical and historical context, purpose, and legacy. Calchi argues that Philip effectively reshapes Plato’s metaphysical language into a theology premised on the immanence of God in the heavens. The resulting account of God’s providential activity in the cosmos, which offers a new way of thinking about morality and political order, can be regarded as a major step towards the cosmic theology of the Hellenistic period. The Theology of the Epinomis is suitable for students and scholars of ancient philosophy, particularly those working on the Epinomis and Platonic philosophy. It will also be of interest to those studying the history of religion and theology in antiquity.

Author : Marsilio Ficino
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0674017196

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Platonic Theology by Marsilio Ficino Pdf

Platonic Theology is the visionary and philosophical masterpiece of Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499), the Florentine scholar-philosopher-magus largely responsible for the Renaissance revival of Plato. This work, translated into English for the first time, is a key to understanding the art, thought, culture, and spirituality of the Renaissance.

Author : Gregory Recco,Eric Sanday
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780253001788

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Plato's Laws by Gregory Recco,Eric Sanday Pdf

Readers of Plato have often neglected the Laws because of its length and density. In this set of interpretive essays, notable scholars of the Laws from the fields of classics, history, philosophy, and political science offer a collective close reading of the dialogue "book by book" and reflect on the work as a whole. In their introduction, editors Gregory Recco and Eric Sanday explore the connections among the essays and the dramatic and productive exchanges between the contributors. This volume fills a major gap in studies on Plato's dialogues by addressing the cultural and historical context of the Laws and highlighting their importance to contemporary scholarship.