Apollodorus

Not at all. It's a common misunderstanding, but Platonism is monism. Very different from animism.

It isn't "animism" either. God is God, whether personal or not. That's the accepted meaning of Greek "Theos". If you have a system that believes in "G...

But there is a possibility that America is heading that way. If it happened in China where people went from worshiping the emperor to worshiping Mao Z...

Not at all. Socrates/Plato make different statements from which it is possible to infer that they believed in: 1. Gods (described as being virtuous). ...

Are you suggesting that we agree on a set of definitions and then agree on one of them whenever we choose to discuss anything that involves "conscious...

In that case, you would need to redefine the term with every new discussion.

Well, that much I've noticed already to be honest. I was talking about everyday language in general. When we say things like "I become conscious", "I ...

The term still implies "awareness" and above all "self-awareness". What has changed?

Well, if you're not conceding defeat even when you've obviously lost, then let's start from the beginning. Resorting to false accusations and ad homin...

Well, in my view, Socrates did believe in God. According to Socrates, a philosopher's life was a preparation for death. And the only reason for that w...

You mean "failing to show respect" and "gods" as interpreted by his detractors. "Neoplatonism" is a modern concept. Platonism is a tradition that stre...

Correct. And it must be consistent with how the word has been used for centuries. That's why I said: " It looks like the original meaning was “knowled...

For a better understanding of what is meant by "soul", "mind" or "consciousness" I stated this: "... Terms like “consciousness” aren’t normally a prob...

"Supposed" is the right word. He was talking about the "Zeus" of mythology, not about "God" in general. As already explained on other threads, Platoni...

Correct. And we mustn't forget that Nazism borrowed a lot from Stalinism. Nazism emerged after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and came to power in the ...

If we go by what Cullors says, their ultimate goal is to replace white people with blacks, men with women and capitalism with communism. So, I think "...

There is always the possibility. But most philosophers have believed in God and in Justice, so an argument from justice isn't quite as outlandish as i...

As I said before, in the Platonic context, reincarnation does seem to be connected with the concept of divine justice. For example, Plato's Politeia s...

Good point. Personally, I think Buddhism has some interesting theories but it doesn't seems to contribute much to the discussion because its explanati...

Terms like “consciousness” aren’t normally a problem because the meaning is understood from the context. But if we insist on having a definition it ca...

So, are far-left organizations and foreign powers involved in this CRT project or not? BLM leader Patrice Cullors has openly endorsed the policies of ...

So, you would advocate communism instead of liberalism? And how do you define "racial inequality"?

Here's a useful introduction to the subject of Justice in Platonic thought: “In the study of Plato, two points seem so obvious as hardly to need resta...

How is it "a new Tory narrative" when the Tories have been in power since 2010 and their narrative seems to be working? Labour is simply unable to bri...

"Race-conscious policies", "white supremacy" and "equality" seem to be rather nebulous concepts that are used to promote dubious political agendas and...

The question is how do we separate mind processes from divine justice in Platonic thought when the human mind is an emanation of the divine mind. The ...

That was more like a general observation. However, talking about race, which races would you say are not treated equitably or are "being trampled in a...

Explaining otherworldly justice didn't drive his presentation of immortality of the soul, though. Did it? What am I missing? I think he was more focus...

Justice or righteousness was central to Platonic thought. The Greeks even had a goddess for it: ???? or Dike.

Ancient philosophers like Plotinus saw the mind as a spiritual, i.e., non-material reality. Reality or existence itself was seen as comprising three b...

Greek philosophers and even Christians indulged in a bit of that, too.

Well, I can't go into that. I just thought that his arguments were neatly formulated and they seem to be consistent with philosophical traditions that...

So, you’re finally conceding defeat. I could have told you that from the start. Christianity is a tremendous force in this world and it is rather ridi...

When properly understood, most certainly. But, as I said before, people are often attracted to more "exotic" traditions and tend to overlook the treas...

The interesting thing is that some people seem to have an uncanny ability to more or less predict the course of their own lives from a fairly early ag...

However, you can't extrapolate from this that Communists enjoyed the support of the majority. They didn't even have the support of the non-Communist S...

IMO it's a legitimate topic on a "philosophy forum". As already stated, I believe that @Bartricks' argument(s) come very close to what I had in mind.

It’s the other way round. It’s you who isn’t looking at the sources and that’s where the problem is. I've quoted sources from the start. The Marxist u...

I do at least for the purposes of this discussion. Nobody denies that terms like "soul" are hard to define but it doesn't help when people ignore the ...

I'm not "vacillating" at all. They're often treated as the same. In normal life, we identify with our thoughts and emotions, i.e. the lower aspects of...

Well, this forum is obviously a joke. So, I wouldn’t flatter myself too much if I were you. But anyway, if you’re talking about history and sources, l...

lol Sounds like a right nightmare then. Maybe there is some truth in dreams after all. Let's hope your dream or nightmare doesn't turn into a self-ful...

And seeing that it's your thread, what did I say that was "offensive" to anyone?

I don't think that answers the question. People who believe in the self or soul aren't mad. In fact, most inhabitants of this planet do. The non-belie...

Nobody says you should care. It's your choice. Plus, different traditions explain reincarnation and karma in different ways. Which they're entitled to...

How about answering that question yourself, seeing that you know better than anyone else?

Yeah, but don't forget the moles, the termites and the tapeworms. And the Stalinist Taliban.

Look who's talking! Fake Democracy, Fake Freedom of Speech, Fake Forum. No wonder you're being taken over by Mexico and China. lol

That remains to be seen. It looks like some may have lost it after all.

I said "presume". But I forgot the Taliban don't speak English.