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Zusatztext "This is an important book for those interested in Pagan Studies because it rehabilitates ancient Greek ideas about the gods as valid and able to exist alongside the allegedly more sophisticated readings that were proposed by philosophers from the sixth centuryBCE onwards. Plato’s Gods, though a short study, requires tenacity and concentration on the part of those not trained in ancient philosophy, but is a worthwhile object of study."- Carole M. Cusack, University of Sydney Informationen zum Autor Gerd Van Riel (1967)! full professor at the Institute of Philosophy! KU Leuven (Belgium)! studied classics and philosophy at the Universities of Leuven and Antwerp. He lectures on ancient philosophy! and also holds a course on 'Fundaments of Philosophy' at the Leuven Faculty of Law. His main research areas are Plato and the Platonic tradition! esp. later Neoplatonism (Proclus! Damascius)! and Saint Augustine. Gerd Van Riel's works include a monograph on Pleasure and the Good Life: Plato! Aristotle and the Neoplatonists [This book received a Humanities Award of the Royal Belgian Academy]! and the Greek-French annotated edition of Damascius! Commentary on the Philebus. He is the author of several articles on ancient philosophy! and on Neoplatonism in particular. He is editor of Augustiniana. A Journal for the Research on Augustine and Augustinianism. Klappentext This book presents a comprehensive study into Plato's theological doctrines! offering an important re-valuation of the status of Plato's gods and the relation between metaphysics and theology according to Plato. Starting from an examination of Plato's views of religion and the relation between religion and morality. Zusammenfassung This book presents a comprehensive study into Plato's theological doctrines, offering an important re-valuation of the status of Plato's gods and the relation between metaphysics and theology according to Plato. Starting from an examination of Plato's views of religion and the relation between religion and morality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 Plato’s Religion; Chapter 2 Plato’s Theology; Chapter 3 Theology and Metaphysics; conclusion; Conclusion;...
