Religious Platonism : the influence of religion on Plato and the influence of Plato on religion / James K. Feibleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feibleman, James K. (James Kern), 1904-1987, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Philosophy of religion.

Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion ; Volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plato--Religion.

Plato.

Plato--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First Published in 1959. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page ; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; INTRODUCTION; Table of Contents; PART ONE: PLATO'S RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY; ARGUMENT; I PLATO'S METHOD; II PLATO'S TWO PHILOSOPHIES; A Idealism; B Realism; III THE GREEK RELIGIOUS INHERITANCE; A Orthodox Religions; B The Example of Euripidean Scepticism; IV THE INFLUENCE OF ORPHISM; A Orphic Doctrine and Ritual; B Orphism Explicit in Plato; C Orphism Implicit in Plato; V PLATO'S TWO RELIGIONS; A The Orphic Version of Idealism; B The Greek Version of Realism; C Socrates and Religious Naturalism

PART TWO: THE RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE OF PLATOVI ARISTOTLE'S RELIGION; VII PHILO'S PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION; A The Birth of Neoplatonism; B Philo's Problem; C The Theory of the Ideas; D Further Departures from Plato; E Conclusions on Philonic Platonism; VIII PLOTINUS' PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION; A The Philosophy of Plotinus; B The Influence of Philo; C Conclusions on Plotinian Platonism; IX RIVALS AND SUBSTITUTES FOR PLATONISM; A Mithraism; B Stoicism; X EARLY NEOPLATONISM; A The Three Principles of Neoplatonism; B The Emanation Theory; C The Ideas as Thoughts of God; D Matter as the Source of Evil

E The Historic Failure of Plato's Second ReligionF Pagan Neoplatonism; G Roman Catholic Neoplatonism; H Greek Orthodox Neoplatonism; I Jewish Neoplatonism; J Moslem Neoplatonism; XI LATER NEOPLATONISM: THE MIDDLE AGES; A General Characteristics; B Aquinas; C Maimonides; D Averroes; XII LATER NEOPLATONISM: THE RENAISSANCE; A The Rediscovery of Plato; B The Cambridge Neoplatonists; C Protestant Christianity; XIII CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS PLATONISM; A Institutional Neoplatonism; B Unofficial and Lay Neoplatonism; C Platonism; D Conclusions and Prospects; INDEX

Notes:

First published in 1959 by George Allen and Unwin Limited.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 18, 2013).

ISBN:

1-134-11277-7

1-138-98504-X

1-134-11270-X

0-203-38225-0

9780203382257

OCLC:

851695251