Searching for the Divine in Plato and Aristotle
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Searching for the Divine in Plato and Aristotle

Philosophical Theoria and Traditional Practice

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Searching for the Divine in Plato and Aristotle

Philosophical Theoria and Traditional Practice

About this book

To scholars of ancient philosophy, theoria denotes abstract thinking, with both Plato and Aristotle employing the term to signify philosophical contemplation. Yet it is surprising for some to find an earlier, traditional meaning referring to travel to festivals and shrines. In an attempt to dissolve the problem of equivocal reference, Julie Ward's book seeks to illuminate the nature of traditional theoria as ancient festival-attendance as well as the philosophical account developed in Plato and Aristotle. First, she examines the traditional use referring to periodic festivals, including their complex social and political arrangements, then she considers the subsequent use by Plato and Aristotle. Broadly speaking, she discerns a common thread running throughout both uses: namely, the notion of having a visual experience of the sacred or divine. Thus her book aims to illuminate the nature of philosophical theoria described by Plato and Aristotle in light of traditional, festival theoria.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781316519417
eBook ISBN
9781009021272
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 Traditional Theoria
  10. Chapter 2 Literary and Philosophical Texts on Theoria
  11. Chapter 3 Plato's Contribution to Theoria
  12. Chapter 4 Aristotle's Refinement of Theoria
  13. Chapter 5 Theoria and Its Objects
  14. Chapter 6 The Value of Theoria
  15. Concluding Remarks
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index of Passages
  18. General Index

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