CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATO

The article takes up the topic of mystical motif of catharsis present in Plato’s dialogues Phaedo and Republic as well as their links with the mysticism of the Ancient Greek mysteries. The philosophical catharsis is a result of touching the divine, transcendent Truth.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kazimierz Pawłowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwa AGH 2019-09-01
Series:Studia Humanistyczne AGH
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Online Access:http://journals.bg.agh.edu.pl/STUDIA/2019.18.3/human.2019.18.3.67.pdf
Description
Summary:The article takes up the topic of mystical motif of catharsis present in Plato’s dialogues Phaedo and Republic as well as their links with the mysticism of the Ancient Greek mysteries. The philosophical catharsis is a result of touching the divine, transcendent Truth.
ISSN:1732-2189
2084-3364