Pythagoras and the Doctrine of Transmigration

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Beschreibung

The mythical narrative of transmigration tells the story of myriad wandering souls, each migrating from body to body along a path of recurrence amid the becoming of the All.

In this highly original study, James Luchte explores the ways in which the concept of transmigration is a central motif in Pythagoras' philosophy, representing its fundamental meaning. Luchte argues that the many strands of the tale of transmigration come together in the Pythagorean philosophical movement, revealing a unity in which, for Pythagoreans, existence and eschatology are separated only by forgetfulness. Such an interpretation that seeks to retrieve the unity of Pythagorean thought goes against the grain of a long-standing tradition of interpretation that projects upon Pythagoras the segregation of 'mysticism' and 'science'. Luchte lays out an alternative interpretation of Pythagorean philosophy as magical in the sense that it orchestrates a holistic harmonization of theoria and praxis and through this reading discloses the radical character of Pythagorean philosophy.

Über den Autor

James Luchte is a philosopher, author, writer and poet living in Wales. His scholarly publications, all published by Bloomsbury, include Mortal Thought: Hölderlin and Philosophy, Early Greek Thought: Before the Dawn (2011), The Peacock and the Buffalo: The Poetry of Nietzsche (translator, 2010), Pythagoras and the Doctrine of Transmigration: Wandering Souls (2009), Heidegger's Early Philosophy: The Phenomenology of Ecstatic Temporality (2008), Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Before Sunrise (Editor, 2008) and Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (2007). He has also published dozens of articles on various topics in Philosophy and Contemporary Politics.

Zusammenfassung

Presents a new interpretation of Pythagorean philosophy, disclosing its radical nature.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Poetic Topos of the Doctrine of Transmigration
1. Genealogy of the Doctrine of Transmigration
2. Beyond Mysticism and Science: Symbolism and Philosophical Magic
3. The Emergence of Mystic Cults and the Immortal Soul
4. Philolaus and the Question of Pythagorean Harmony
5. The Alleged Critique of Pythagoras by Parmenides
6. Between the Earth and the Sky: On the Pythagorean Divine
7. The Pythagorean Bios and the Doctrine of Transmigration
8. The Platonic Rupture: Writing and Difference
9. Plotinus: The Ascent of the Soul toward the One
10. Plotinus as Neoplatonic Mystic: Letter to Flaccus
Epilogue: The Fate of the Doctrine of Transmigration
Bibliography
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Renaissance und Aufklärung
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781441131027
ISBN-10:	1441131027
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Luchte, James James Luchte
Hersteller:	Continnuum-3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	James Luchte (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.11.2011
Gewicht:	0,336 kg