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Pythagorean Philosophy and Theurgy on Friendship
dianoesisIn the Pythagorean tradition, friendship is elevated beyond a mere human relationship, serving as a means to transcend human frailty and attain immortality. This philosophy posits that humans are imprisoned and require liberation through the benevolence of the gods.
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Allegory, Theurgy, and Demiurgy
Abstract Following his accession as sole Augustus, Julian published several orations and letters that articulate his identity as an emperor in relation to the gods. These texts should be read against the background of Iamblichean theology and metaphysics that Julian explicitly cites.openaire +1 more source
Theurgy and the Platonist’s Luminous Body
2013The Plato praised by Proclus in his Platonic Theology is not the Plato taught in the philosophy departments of our universities. The enlightened Athenian whom we honor for transposing Western thought from "the plane of revelation to the plane of rational argument" stands as the founder of our rational tradition, for privileging thought over sensation ...
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