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Searching for the Divine in Plato and Aristotle - Philosophical Theoria and Traditional Practice (Hardcover)
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Searching for the Divine in Plato and Aristotle - Philosophical Theoria and Traditional Practice (Hardcover)
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To scholars of ancient philosophy, theoria denotes abstract
thinking, with both Plato and Aristotle employing the term to
signify philosophical contemplation. Yet it is surprising for some
to find an earlier, traditional meaning referring to travel to
festivals and shrines. In an attempt to dissolve the problem of
equivocal reference, Julie Ward's book seeks to illuminate the
nature of traditional theoria as ancient festival-attendance as
well as the philosophical account developed in Plato and Aristotle.
First, she examines the traditional use referring to periodic
festivals, including their complex social and political
arrangements, then she considers the subsequent use by Plato and
Aristotle. Broadly speaking, she discerns a common thread running
throughout both uses: namely, the notion of having a visual
experience of the sacred or divine. Thus her book aims to
illuminate the nature of philosophical theoria described by Plato
and Aristotle in light of traditional, festival theoria.
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