Religion of Socrates

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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This study argues that to understand Socrates we must uncover and analyze his religious views, since his philosophical and religious views are part of one seamless whole. Mark McPherran provides a close analysis of the relevant Socratic texts, an analysis that yields a comprehensive and original account of Socrates' commitments to religion (e.g., the nature of the gods, the immortality of the soul).McPherran finds that Socrates was not only a rational philosopher of the first rank, but a figure with a profoundly religious nature as well, believing in the existence of gods vastly superior to ourselves in power and wisdom and sharing other traditional religious commitments with his contemporaries. However, Socrates was just as much a sensitive critic and rational reformer of both the religious tradition he inherited and the new cultic incursions he encountered. McPherran contends that Socrates saw his religious commitments as integral to his philosophical mission of moral examination and, in turn, used the rationally derived convictions underlying that mission to reshape the religious conventions of his time. As a result, Socrates made important contributions to the rational reformation of Greek religion, contributions that incited and informed the theology of his brilliant pupil, Plato.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-12-22
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:594 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:366
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9780271018294

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Mark L. McPherran is Profes8/15/2024sor of Philosophy at the University of Maine at Farmington.

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“McPherran has no illusions that he will carry everyone with him in his conclusions. He is, of course, thoroughly abreast of this scholarly literature, and gives excellent annotations of alternative views, which enable one to disagree with him if one wishes. All he wants to do is to reassert the essential religiosity of this extraordinary and complex figure, and I think that he has done that with admirable thoroughness.”—John Dillion, Trinity College Dublin