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Tag: Immortality

October 20, 2023
Pherecydes of Syros and the Occult Roots of Philosophy

Pherecydes of Syros and the Occult Roots of Philosophy

A peculiar self-congratulatory narrative runs throughout contemporary accounts of the history of Western philosophy. According to this narrative, philosophy is, by its very nature, co-extensive with a process of demytholigization. Whereas Greek poets attempted to explain the world mythologically by invoking the unseen operations of gods and spiritual forces, Greek philosophy, on this account, was …

January 6, 2022
On the Soul: Plato’s Four Arguments for Immortality in the Phaedo

On the Soul: Plato’s Four Arguments for Immortality in the Phaedo

The Soul and its salvation are central to various systems of religion and esoteric philosophy. Yet, despite its centrality, the doctrine of the immortality of the soul is often implicitly assumed rather than explicitly argued for. Plato’s Phaedo, which recounts Socrates last dialogue before his execution at the hands of the Athenians, makes an important …

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