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.

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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
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spelling doaj.art-d6323df360ae4a0d8c0fffae0f5628cb2023-09-02T00:33:26ZengWydawnictwa AGHStudia Humanistyczne AGH1732-21892084-33642019-09-01183677410.7494/human.2019.18.3.67CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATOKazimierz Pawłowski0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0474-3330Uniwersytet Kardynała Stanisława Wyszyńskiego, WarszawaThe 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.http://journals.bg.agh.edu.pl/STUDIA/2019.18.3/human.2019.18.3.67.pdfplatomythmysterymysteriescatharsismiddle platonism
spellingShingle Kazimierz Pawłowski
CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATO
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catharsis
middle platonism
title CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATO
title_full CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATO
title_fullStr CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATO
title_full_unstemmed CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATO
title_short CATHARSIS IN PHAEDO AND REPUBLIC OF PLATO
title_sort catharsis in phaedo and republic of plato
topic plato
myth
mystery
mysteries
catharsis
middle platonism
url http://journals.bg.agh.edu.pl/STUDIA/2019.18.3/human.2019.18.3.67.pdf
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