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Plato and the Moralization of Daimonification
Litwa, Matthew
Litwa, Matthew
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Abstract
Adapting certain features of Empedoclean daimonology, Plato formulated a more rigorous theory of daimonification through virtue. He daimonified the soldiers of his ideal republic for their courage, and daimonified rulers (“guardians”) for their wisdom. In his Cratylus, Plato vouched for the daimonification of all people who were noble and wise. Plato’s Timaeus introduced the ultimate democratic principle of daimonification by identifying one’s guardian daimon with humanity’s higher consciousness (or nous).
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Plato, Republic, Cratylus, Timaeus, Socrates, daimonion, Symposium, Phaedrus, guardian, Statesman
Date
2020
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Book chapter
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Posthuman Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Thought: Becoming Angels and Demons
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45
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Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
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© M. David Litwa 2021
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