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The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Pythagorean and Platonic Philosophy (Treasures of the World's Religions) Paperback - 2004
by Algis Uzdavinys (Editor); Foreword by John Finamore
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- Title The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Pythagorean and Platonic Philosophy (Treasures of the World's Religions)
- Author Algis Uzdavinys (Editor); Foreword by John Finamore
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher World Wisdom, USA
- Publication date 2004-11-01
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # BAY20-00112
- ISBN 9780941532617 / 0941532615
- Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 8.98 x 6.36 x 1 in (22.81 x 16.15 x 2.54 cm)
- Category Philosophy
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004018009
- Dewey Decimal Code 182.2
- Quantity available 1
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Summary
“Neither Aristotle nor any other Platonic, or genuinely Hellenic philosopher, would have approved of what the modern European man, in his greedy desire for profit, and demonic will to power, has made out of Hellenic philosophia” —Christos C. EvangeliouIn modern times, Hellenic philosophy is almost always equated with “rationalism,” pure and simple, devoid of any spiritual contents. This could not be further from the truth. The unique approach in this book corrects the modern view of what Hellenic philosophy is and what kind of wisdom it presents. In reality, the Platonic and Pythagorean philosophy is a way of life and a means of spiritual realization. Its objective is to establish for practitioners a harmony with the cosmos, purifying their souls, and leading to union with the Divine Intellect and the One. Such philosophy is closer to the eternal Mysteries than to the fashions of Western logicians. By the Platonists and Pythagoreans themselves, their philosophy has been regarded as the “Golden Chain” of succession and transmission of essential and unchangeable knowledge.
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Though Pythagoras (born c.570 B.C.E.) did not invent philosophy as such, his role as a spiritual guide who reinterpreted and synthesized all available religious and philosophic knowledge (including the mysteries of Egypt and the science of Babylonia, inherited from Sumer) was crucial to the rise of the Hellenic intellectual tradition and the establishment of the so-called esoteric "house of mysteries."
