Religious Platonism
The Influence of Religion on Plato and the Influence of Plato on Religion
Published on 18. July 2013
240 pages
978-1-134-11270-8 (ISBN)
Description
In Plato's Laws is the earliest surviving fully developed cosmological argument. His influence on the philosophy of religion is wide ranging and this book examines both that and the influence of religion on Plato.
Central to Plato's thought is the theory of forms, which holds that there exists a realm of forms, perfect ideals of which things in this world are but imperfect copies. In this book, originally published in 1959, Feibleman finds two diverse strands in Plato's philosophy: an idealism centered upon the Forms denying full ontological status to the realm of becoming, and a moderate realism granting actuality equal reality with Forms. For each strand Plato developed a conception of religion: a supernatural one derived from Orphism, and a naturalistic religion revering the traditional Olympian deities.
Central to Plato's thought is the theory of forms, which holds that there exists a realm of forms, perfect ideals of which things in this world are but imperfect copies. In this book, originally published in 1959, Feibleman finds two diverse strands in Plato's philosophy: an idealism centered upon the Forms denying full ontological status to the realm of becoming, and a moderate realism granting actuality equal reality with Forms. For each strand Plato developed a conception of religion: a supernatural one derived from Orphism, and a naturalistic religion revering the traditional Olympian deities.
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Language
English
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London
United Kingdom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
12,36 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-11270-8 (9781134112708)
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James Kern Feibleman
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The Influence of Religion on Plato and the Influence of Plato on Religion
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James Kern Feibleman
Religious Platonism
The Influence of Religion on Plato and the Influence of Plato on Religion
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Content
Introduction: Parrhesia Part 1: Plato's Religious Philosophy 1. Plato's Method 2. Plato's Two Philosophies 3. The Greek Religious Inheritance 4. The Influence of Orphism 5. Plato's Two Religions Part 2: The Religious Influence of Plato 6. Aristotle's Religion 7. Philo's Philosophy of Religion 8. Plotinus' Philosophy of Religion 9. Rivals and Substitutes for Platonism 10. Early Neoplatonism 11. Later Neoplatonism: The Middle Ages 12. Later Neoplatonism: The Renaissance 13. Contemporary Religious Platonism
