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 The Afterlife of the Platonic Soul: Reflections of Platonic Psychology in the Monotheistic Religions

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-x)   (95K)
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    • Contents
    • Preface
    • List Of Contributors
  • Introduction (1-14)   (80K)
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    • Platonic Soul
    • Reflection
    • Conclusion
  • Philo Of Alexandria And Platonist Psychology (15-24) by John Dillon   (50K)
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    • Nature And Structure Of The Soul
    • A Doctrine Of Two Souls?
    • Immortality Of The Soul
    • Conclusion
  • St. Paul On Soul, Spirit And The Inner Man (25-44) by George H. Van Kooten   (146K)
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    • Introduction
    • 1. The Ψυχή In Paul
    • 2. The Trichotomy Between Πνεῦμα, Ψυχή, And Σῶμα
    • 3. Paul'S Second Letter To The Corinthians (2 Cor)
    • 4. The Inner Man And His Vices Paul'S Letter To The Romans
    • 5. Concluding Observations
  • Faith And Reason In Late Antiquity: The Perishability Axiom And Its Impact On Christian Views About The Origin And Nature Of The Soul (45-76) by Dirk Krausmüller   (187K)
  • The Nature Of The Soul According To Eriugena (77-92) by Catherine Kavanagh   (85K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Eriugenian Definition Of The Soul
    • Conclusion
  • Aristotle'S Categories And The Soul: An Annotated Translation Of Al-Kindī’S That There Are Separate Substances (93-106) by Peter Adamson and Peter E. Pormann   (87K)
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    • Translation: Al-Kindī’S That There Are Separate Substances
  • Private Caves And Public Islands: Islam, Plato And The Ikhwān Al-Ṣafāʾ (107-120) by Ian Richard Netton   (90K)
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    • Pythagoras
    • Aristotle
    • Plotinus (A.D. 204270)
    • Plato (C. B.C. 428c. 348)
    • Platos Simile Of The Cave
    • The Two Islands Simile Of The Ikhwān Al-Ṣafāʾ
  • Tradition And Innovation In The Psychology Of Fakhr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī (121-140) by Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth   (95K)
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    • The Nature Of The Human Soul
    • Al-Rūḥ Wa Al-Nafs
    • The Functions Of Al-Nafs
    • The Origin And Future Of The Human Soul
  • The Soul In Jewish Neoplatonism: A Case Study Of Abraham Ibn Ezra And Judah Halevi (141-162) by Aaron W. Hughes   (98K)
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    • Abraham Ibn Ezra And Judah Halevi: Jewish Universalism Versus Particularism
    • Ibn Ezras Tripartite Division Of The Soul
    • Imagination And Prophecy
    • Conclusions
  • Maimonides, The Soul And The Classical Tradition (163-178) by Oliver Leaman   (71K)
  • St. Thomas Aquinass Concept Of The Human Soul And The Influence Of Platonism (179-186) by Patrick Quinn   (52K)
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    • Aquinass Use Of Platonism
    • Aquinass Point Of View
    • Being On The Boundary
    • Aquinass Preference For Human Existence As A Boundary Form Of Living
  • Intellect As Intrinsic Formal Cause In The Soul According To Aquinas And Averroes (187-220) by Richard C. Taylor   (172K)
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    • 1. Thomas Aquinas And The Principle Of Intrinsic Formal Cause
    • 2. Averroes And The Principle Of Intrinsic Formal Cause
    • 3. Aquinass Understanding Of Intellect As Intrinsic Formal Cause In The Arab Philosophers In His Early Commentary On The Sentences Of Peter Lombard
    • 4. Conclusion
  • Bibliography (221-230)   (140K)
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    • A. Primary Texts
    • B. Secondary Sources
  • Index Of Names (231-233)   (50K)
  • Index Of Concepts And Places (234-238)   (56K)