The Afterlife of the Platonic Soul
Reflections of Platonic Psychology in the Monotheistic Religions
Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth and John Dillon (Editors), Leyde: Brill, 2009
Description
Plato’s doctrine of the soul, its immaterial nature, its parts or faculties, and its fate after death (and before birth) came to have an enormous influence on the great religious traditions that sprang up in late antiquity, beginning with Judaism (in the person of Philo of Alexandria), and continuing with Christianity, from St. Paul on through the Alexandrian and Cappadocian Fathers to Byzantium, and finally with Islamic thinkers from Al-kindi on. This volume, while not aspiring to completeness, attempts to provide insights into how members of each of these traditions adapted Platonist doctrines to their own particular needs, with varying degrees of creativity.
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Table of contents
Introduction
A. Early Period
Philo Of Alexandria And Platonist Psychology – John Dillon
St. Paul On Soul, Spirit And The Inner Man – George H. Van Kooten
B. Christian Tradition
Faith And Reason In Late Antiquity: The Perishability Axiom And Its Impact On Christian Views About The Origin And Nature Of The Soul – Dirk Krausmüller
The Nature Of The Soul According To Eriugena – Catherine Kavanagh
C. Islamic Tradition
Aristotle’s Categories And The Soul: An Annotated Translation Of Al-Kindī’S That There Are Separate Substances – Peter Adamson and Peter E. Pormann
Private Caves And Public Islands: Islam, Plato And The Ikhwān Al-Ṣafāʾ – Ian Richard Netton
Tradition And Innovation In The Psychology Of Fakhr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī – Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth
D. Judaic Tradition
The Soul In Jewish Neoplatonism: A Case Study Of Abraham Ibn Ezra And Judah Halevi – Aaron W. Hughes
Maimonides, The Soul And The Classical Tradition – Oliver Leaman
E. Later Medieval Period
St. Thomas Aquinass Concept Of The Human Soul And The Influence Of Platonism – Patrick Quinn
Intellect As Intrinsic Formal Cause In The Soul According To Aquinas And Averroes – Richard C. Taylor
Bibliography
Index Of Names
Index Of Concepts And Places
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