Edward P Butler
Biographic Data
| ID | 1434831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward P Butler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward P |
| FAMILY NAME | Butler |
| SIGNATURE | BUTLER E P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Film Independent |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7403-4524 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ascendant: Modern Essays on Polytheism and Theology
Bhakti and Henadology
Polycentric Polytheism and the Philosophy of Religion
The comparison drawn by the Neoplatonist Olympiodorus between the Stoic doctrine of the reciprocal implication of the virtues and the Neoplatonic doctrine of the presence of all the gods in each helps to elucidate the latter. In particular, the idea of primary and secondary “perspectives” in each virtue, when applied to Neoplatonic theology, can clarify certain theoretical statements made by Proclus in his Cratylus commentary concerning specific …
The Intelligible Gods in the Platonic Theology of Proclus
3 Note that Damascius, in his commentary on the Parmenides, characterizes the explanation of the triplicity of the intelligible (to noton) by virtue of the triplicity of substance
The Theological Interpretation of Myth
This article seeks in the Platonic philosophers of late antiquity insights applicable to a new discipline, the philosophy of Pagan religion. An important element of any such discipline would be a method of mythological hermeneutics that could be applied cross-culturally. The article draws particular elements of this method from Sallust and Olympiodorus. Sallust’s five modes of the interpretation of myth (theological, physical, psychical, material…
On Dialogue
The Theological Interpretation of Myth
Living in Agreement
The Iconic Logic of Peirce’s Graphs
Reading Neoplatonism: Non-Discursive Thinking in the Texts of Plotinus, Proclus, and Damascius
The Theological Interpretation of Myth
The Theological Interpretation of Myth
This article seeks in the Platonic philosophers of late antiquity insights applicable to a new discipline, the philosophy of Pagan religion. An important element of any such discipline would be a method of mythological hermeneutics that could be applied cross-culturally. The article draws particular elements of this method from Sallust and Olympiodorus. Sallust’s five modes of the interpretation of myth (theological, physical, psychical, material…
Reading Neoplatonism: Non-Discursive Thinking in the Texts of Plotinus, Proclus, and Damascius
The Iconic Logic of Peirce’s Graphs
Living in Agreement
The Theological Interpretation of Myth
The Theological Interpretation of Myth
This article seeks in the Platonic philosophers of late antiquity insights applicable to a new discipline, the philosophy of Pagan religion. An important element of any such discipline would be a method of mythological hermeneutics that could be applied cross-culturally. The article draws particular elements of this method from Sallust and Olympiodorus. Sallust’s five modes of the interpretation of myth (theological, physical, psychical, material…
On Dialogue
The Intelligible Gods in the Platonic Theology of Proclus
3 Note that Damascius, in his commentary on the Parmenides, characterizes the explanation of the triplicity of the intelligible (to noton) by virtue of the triplicity of substance
Polycentric Polytheism and the Philosophy of Religion
The comparison drawn by the Neoplatonist Olympiodorus between the Stoic doctrine of the reciprocal implication of the virtues and the Neoplatonic doctrine of the presence of all the gods in each helps to elucidate the latter. In particular, the idea of primary and secondary “perspectives” in each virtue, when applied to Neoplatonic theology, can clarify certain theoretical statements made by Proclus in his Cratylus commentary concerning specific …
Bhakti and Henadology
Ascendant: Modern Essays on Polytheism and Theology
Philosophy (8 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Theology (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works)