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UNINA9910633919703321 |
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Autore |
Steinhart Eric Charles |
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Atheistic Platonism : A Manifesto / / by Eric Charles Steinhart |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
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9783031177521 |
9783031177514 |
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[1st ed. 2023.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (345 pages) |
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Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion, , 2634-6184 |
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Religion - Philosophy |
Philosophy, Ancient |
Philosophy of Religion |
Ancient Philosophy / Classical Philosophy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1: Renewing Atheism -- Chapter 2: Starting at the Bottom -- Chapter 3: The One Emanates the Forms -- Chapter 4: The Cosmic Forms -- Chapter 5: The World Tree -- Chapter 6: The Emergence of Value -- Chapter 7: Emergence of Life -- Chapter 8: Platonism as a Way of Life -- Chapter 9: Multiverse Rebirth -- Chapter 10: To Call the World Tree -- Chapter 11: Atheistic Mysticism. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Atheistic Platonism is an alternative to both theism and nihilistic atheism. It shows how any jobs allegedly done by God are better done by impersonal Platonic objects. Without Platonic objects, atheism degenerates into an illogical nihilism. Atheistic Platonism instead provides reality with foundations that are eternal, necessary, rational, beautiful, and utterly mindless. It argues for a plenitude of mathematical objects, and an infinite plurality of possible universes. It provides mindless rational grounds for objective values, and for objective moral laws for the persons who evolve in universes. It defines a meaningful way of life, which facilitates self-improvement. Atheistic Platonists argue for computational theories of life after death. Atheistic Platonism includes a rich system of spiritual symbols. It values transformational practices and ecstatic experiences. Where atheisms |
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based on materialism fail, atheisms based on Platonism succeed. Eric Charles Steinhart is Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University. Among many articles and books, he has authored Your Digital Afterlives: Computational Theories of Life after Death and Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism. |
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