A Platonic Philosophy of Religion: A Process Perspective - Softcover

Dombrowski, Daniel A.

9780791462843: A Platonic Philosophy of Religion: A Process Perspective

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791462846 ISBN 13: 9780791462843

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2006

Explores the process or neoclassical interpretation of Plato's thought on God.

A Platonic Philosophy of Religion challenges traditional views of Plato’s religious thought, arguing that these overstate the case for the veneration of Being as opposed to Becoming. Daniel A. Dombrowski explores how process or neoclassical perspectives on Plato’s view of God have been mostly neglected, impoverishing both our view of Plato and our view of what can be said in contemporary philosophy of religion on a Platonic basis. Looking at the largely ignored later dialogues, Dombrowski finds a dynamic theism in Plato and presents a new and very different Platonic philosophy of religion. The work’s interpretive framework derives from the application of process philosophy and discusses the continuation of Plato’s thought in the works of Hartshorne and Whitehead.

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Explores the process or neoclassical interpretation of Plato's thought on God.

About the Author:

Daniel A. Dombrowski is Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University. He is the author of several books, including Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism, also published by SUNY Press.

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