خدا، دین و جامعه در اندیشه باستان: از فلسفه یونان اولیه تا آگوستین [کتاب انگلیسی] | کتابخانه مجازی الفبا

Table of contents :
Cover
Introduction
References
The Polis as the Measure of All Things: The Relation of Greek Mythology to Polis Religion
I. The dynamic structure of Greek mythology
II. Common features and differences between Greek mythology and polis religion
III. Polis religion as center of Greek religiosity
IV. The Polis as the measure of all things
References
On the Rationalization of Ancient Greek Theology: The Purge of Anthropomorphism from Hesiod to Plato and Aristotle
I. The transition from myth to logos and the progress of theological reasoning
II. Different interpretations of the development of ancient Greek thought
III. From Hesiod to Thales
IV. Anaximander and Anaximenes
V. Xenophanes’ criticism of the anthropomorphic gods
VI. Two different traditions of ancient Greek theology
References
The “Theology” of the First Philosopher-Poets: the Case of Xenophanes
I Introduction
II. The notion of theology in Xenophanes, Parmenides and Empedocles: State of the question
III. The notion of unity (monism) in Xenophanes’ theology according to Aristotle
References
Gods and Religion in the Sophistic Context: between Agnosticism and Utilitarian Rationalism
I. Introduction: the Sophistic investigation of the divine
2. The origin of religion and of the gods
2.1 Democritus’ distinctive position
2.2. The Sophists’ positions
3. The instrumental advantages of religious belief
3.1. The Sophistic debate: between tradition and innovation
4. The epistemological level: between agnosticism and atheism
4.1 Protagoras’ agnosticism
4.2 Atheistic positions
References
The Man who Invented God: Atheism in the Sisyphus Fragment
I. Setting the stage
II. The Athenian context: religion and politics
III. Critias, the wickedest man on earth
IV. The Sisyphus fragment
V. Conclusion
References
Greek Polytheist Cults and Monotheist Thinking in Tension (and its Political Reverberations)
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References
Eusebeia for the Gods as a Matter of Justice. Greek Popular Religion and Plato’s Euthyphro
I. Introduction
II. Εὐσέβεια between justice and lawfulness. A comparison with ὁσιότης
III. Does religious reverence differ from justice? Εὐσέβεια and ὁσιότης in Plato’s Euthyphro
IV. The missed co-extensiveness between justice and religious reverence. Conclusive Remarks
References
Demiurge, Good, Forms. Some Reflections on a Crucial Problem of Plato’s Metaphysics
The figure of the Demiurge
The Demiurge as a personal god
The Relationship between Demiurge and Forms
The Form of the Good and the Demiurge
The Demiurge and the Gods
The Demiurge as a religious figure
Conclusion
References
Religion in Plato’s Laws: Traditional Cults and Astral Theology
Law and Cosmic Order
Cosmology and Theology: The Nocturnal Council
The Citizen’s religion. Traditional Cults
Choruses for the gods: education to the harmony of the soul
Conclusion: The Order of the Soul and the Cosmic Order
References
Plato, Lg. 910: What Impiety?
APPENDIX
Review of the main interpretations.
References
Plato: The Pervasive Nature Of The Divinity And The Importance Of Religion In The Polis
Two Premises
1. How Plato writes
2. The conception of the divine
3. A binary model
4. The role of the divine Cause
5. The divine soul
6. Poetry and prophecy
7. The attitude of human beings
8. The platonic multifocal approach
9. The ambiguous nature of the laws
10. The relationship with God and with divinity
References:
Naming God as “King” and the Figure of the Legislator in Plato’s Cratylus
1. Introduction
2. Homeric names
3. Genetic Synonymy
4. Names of gods
5. The philosopher-king and the lawgiver
Bibliography
Aristotle’s Departure from the Commonsense Concept of God: His Doctrine of the Prime Mover and its Relation to the Ideal Human Life
References
Variants of Cosmopolitanism and Individual States in Cicero’s Works
1. Is there Cosmopolitanism in Cicero’s Thought?
a) The Moral Cosmopolitan Community
b) The “Political” Cosmopolitanism. The Community of all Beings under God’s or Natural Law’s Rule.
c) The Multitude of Individual States
2. The Individual State and the Competence of magistratus and rectores.
3. The Role of “Imperialism” in Cicero’s Concept
4. Conclusion
Bibliography
Religious Toleration in Augustine?
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References
Gods, Puppets and Impiety. Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin on god and the divine in Plato’s Laws
Introduction
1. Strauss and Voegelin on Plato’s Laws: between the hermit and the ecclesiastic statesman
2. The puppets of the gods: the men and the city and the new Platonic anthropology
3. Laws concerning impiety: defending Socrates or constituting a civil theology
Conclusions: Socrates, Plato and the search of truth
References
Index
Modern and Contemporary Authors
Secondary Literature