World Soul – Anima Mundi
The Origins and Fortunes of a Fundamental Idea edited by Christoph Helmig
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21747033 |
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| Authors | Christina Hoenig (University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aestimatio Sources and Studies in the History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1549-4470 • E-ISSN: 1549-4489 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Libraries - UOTL (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.33137/aestimatio.v2i1.37728 |
| OpenAlex | W3214186379 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The idea of a world soul, first meaningfully explored in Western philosophy in Plato’s dialogue Timaeus, has been drawn on throughout its doctrinal history to explain the relationship between god and the cosmos with its ensouled life forms. It has played a fundamental role in accounts concerning the organization and nature of the physical universe and our human understanding thereof, and has thus featured in a range of cosmological, biological, and epistemological contexts. This collection of essays illustrates many such contexts, demonstrating that the world soul was a more or less continuous staple of ancient philosophical thought, at least until the time of the Neoplatonists. The volume follows its history chronologically, beginning with the world soul’s early stirrings in Heraclitus’ concept of universal λόγος, and ending with a glance at its Nachleben in Renaissance and early modern philosophy. Reviewed by: Christina Hoenig, Published Online (2021-08-31)Copyright © 2021 by Christina HoenigThis open access publication is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND) Article PDF Link: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/aestimatio/article/view/37728/28730 Corresponding Author: Christina Hoenig,University of PittsburghE-Mail: [email protected]
Art history · Epistemology · License · Soul · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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