Michæl Griffin on the Virtues in Ancient Platonism: Painters, Dancers, and Godlike Sages

Update: 2024-11-06

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In the first of a short series of synoptic episodes looking at the esoteric in ancient Platonism as a whole, we approach the scale of virtues, the ladder by which the Platonist sage, following in the footsteps of Socrates, was to practice ascent to likeness with the gods, while still engaging in daily life.

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Michæl Griffin on the Virtues in Ancient Platonism: Painters, Dancers, and Godlike Sages

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Michæl Griffin on the Virtues in Ancient Platonism: Painters, Dancers, and Godlike Sages