Rational Spirituality And Divine Virtue In Plato
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Rational Spirituality and Divine Virtue in Plato
Author | : Michael LaFargue |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2016-04-28 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1438460252 |
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Describes a Platonic personal spirituality based on reason that is readily accessible to people today. Michael LaFargue presents an important and accessible aspect of Platos legacy largely overlooked today: a variety of personal spirituality based on reason and centered on virtue. Platos Virtue-Forms are transcendent in their goodness, ideals that Platonists can use to improve character and become like God so far as is humanly possible. LaFargue constructs a model of inductive Socratic reasoning capable of acquiring knowledge of these perfect Virtue-Forms, then scales back claims about these Forms to what can be supported by this kind of reasoning. This is a critical theory, but also a pluralistic one that accommodates modern cultural diversity. A how-to chapter provides detailed descriptions of the rules of Socratic reasoning basic to this spirituality, which any interested individual can practice today. LaFargue supports his interpretation by a close reading of the Greek text of key passages in Platos dialogues. The work also undertakes a broader philosophical consideration, discussing the philosophical foundations proposed for this Platonism in relation to the thought of G. E. Moore, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Richard Rorty.
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