Traditional and cosmic gods in later Plato and the early academy /
This volume sheds new light on Plato's cosmology in relation to Greek religion by examining the contested distinction between the traditional and cosmic gods, which play a particularly important role in the later dialogues. This theological distinction ultimately collapsed as a result of debate...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2023.
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| Series: | Cambridge classical studies.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume sheds new light on Plato's cosmology in relation to Greek religion by examining the contested distinction between the traditional and cosmic gods, which play a particularly important role in the later dialogues. This theological distinction ultimately collapsed as a result of debates about these ideas in the early Academy. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781009322638 100932263X 9781009322621 1009322621 9781009322607 1009322605 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781009322638 |