Searching for the Divine in Plato and Aristotle - Philosophical Theoria and Traditional Practice

Ward investigates the conceptual connections between two meanings of theoria in ancient Greece: attendance at religious festivals and philosophical contemplation.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Traditional Theoria; 2. Literary and Philosophical Texts on Theoria; 3. Plato's Contribution to Theoria; 4. Aristotle's Conception of Theoria; 5. Theoria and Its Objects; 6. The Value of Theoria.

About the author

Julie K. Ward is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Loyola University, Chicago. Her publications include Feminism and Ancient Philosophy (1996), Aristotle on Homonymy, Dialectic and Science (Cambridge University Press, 2008), and many journal articles.

Summary

This study of the development of theoria in ancient Greece explores travelling to religious festivals in Olympia, Delphi and Athens as the background for philosophical contemplation as described in Plato and Aristotle. While these activities differ, both types of theoria are concerned with seeing or observing what is considered divine.

Foreword

Ward investigates the conceptual connections between two meanings of theoria in ancient Greece: attendance at religious festivals and philosophical contemplation.

Product details

• Authors: Julie K. Ward, Julie K. (Loyola University Ward
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2023
• EAN: 9781009010450
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901045-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500