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Pythagoras and the Doctrine of Transmigration - Wandering Souls (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R5,265
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Pythagoras and the Doctrine of Transmigration - Wandering Souls (Hardcover, New): James Luchte

Pythagoras and the Doctrine of Transmigration - Wandering Souls (Hardcover, New)

James Luchte

Series: Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy

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The mythical narrative of transmigration tells the story of myriad wandering souls, each migrating from body to body along a path of recurrence amid the becoming of the All.
In this highly original study, James Luchte explores the ways in which the concept of transmigration is a central motif in Pythagoras' philosophy, representing its fundamental meaning. Luchte argues that the many strands of the tale of transmigration come together in the Pythagorean philosophical movement, revealing a unity in which, for Pythagoreans, existence and eschatology are separated only by forgetfulness. Such an interpretation that seeks to retrieve the unity of Pythagorean thought goes against the grain of a long-standing tradition of interpretation that projects upon Pythagoras the segregation of 'mysticism' and 'science'. Luchte lays out an alternative interpretation of Pythagorean philosophy as magical in the sense that it orchestrates a holistic harmonization of theoria and praxis and through this reading discloses the radical character of Pythagorean philosophy.

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Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Continuum Studies in Ancient Philosophy
Release date: August 2009
First published: October 2009
Authors: James Luchte
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-6436-1
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
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LSN: 0-8264-6436-X
Barcode: 9780826464361

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