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Tag: Neo-Platonism

May 25, 2022
The Grounds of Sect in Traditional Astrology: A Philosophical Account

The Grounds of Sect in Traditional Astrology: A Philosophical Account

Sect (αἵρεσις) is a crucial concept in Hellenistic astrology, forging a fundamental contrast between two groups of planets. One group, the diurnal, is led by the Sun and contains Jupiter as a benefic and Saturn as a malefic. The other, the nocturnal, is led by the Moon and contains Venus and Mars respectively as its …

March 2, 2022
Plato’s Timaeus: A Pythagorean Creation Myth

Plato’s Timaeus: A Pythagorean Creation Myth

The Timaeus is one of Plato’s most historically influential dialogues, because it, unlike the others, was translated into Latin1 and preserved in the medieval world. Yet it is also one of the hardest to understand. The bulk of this “dialogue” consists of a monologue by Timaeus, a Pythagorean philosopher from Locri, who tells an imaginative …

January 22, 2021
A Philosophical Epistle

A Philosophical Epistle

Having grown up in a Christian family, I am familiar with the fact that spiritual teachings can come in the form of letters. Every week we would go to church and hear sermons derived from epistles (letters) said to be written by apostles such as Peter, Paul, or John. Rather than being confined to a …

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