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Becoming God
Pure Reason in Early Greek Philosophy
Becoming God
Pure Reason in Early Greek Philosophy
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Becoming god was an ideal of many ancient Greek philosophers, as was the life of reason, which they equated with divinity. This book argues that their rival accounts of this equation depended on their divergent attitudes toward time. Affirming it, Heraclitus developed a paradoxical style of reasoning-chiasmus-that was the activity of his becoming god. Denying it as contradictory, Parmenides sought to purify thinking of all contradiction, offering eternity to those who would follow him. Plato did, fusing this pure style of reasoning-consistency-with a Pythagorean program of purification and divinization that would then influence philosophers from Aristotle to Kant. Those interested in Greek philosophical and religious thought will find fresh interpretations of its early figures, as well as a lucid presentation of the first and most influential attempts to link together divinity, rationality, and selfhood.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction \ 2. Heraclitus \ 3. Parmenides and Pythagoreans \ 4. Plato \ Conclusion \ Bibliography \ Index.
Product details
| Published | Sep 27 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 192 |
| ISBN | 9781441152701 |
| Imprint | Continuum |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Series | Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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