Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34

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In Adversus haereses 2.33-34, Irenaeus rejects the Platonic view of the pre-existence of the soul, and his tale of a daemon who serves up the drink from the Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Irenaeus’ argument appears in the context of a larger polemic against the Carpocratian view of education and...

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Autor principal: Simons Camacho, Jonatan Cornish
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2024
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Preexistencia del alma
Participación
Platón
Ireneo de Lyon
Estratón
Pre-existence of the Soul
Participation
Plato
Irenaeus of Lyon
Strato of Lampsacus
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spelling I28-R260-article-135182024-07-22T18:41:26Z Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34 Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34 Simons Camacho, Jonatan Cornish Preexistencia del alma Participación Platón Ireneo de Lyon Estratón Pre-existence of the Soul Participation Plato Irenaeus of Lyon Strato of Lampsacus In Adversus haereses 2.33-34, Irenaeus rejects the Platonic view of the pre-existence of the soul, and his tale of a daemon who serves up the drink from the Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Irenaeus’ argument appears in the context of a larger polemic against the Carpocratian view of education and recollection, so it appropriately draws from philosophical discussions on education and recollection. When Irenaeus’ opposes the Platonic myth, his argument reflects Strato of Lampsacus, a Peripatetic philosopher. I will highlight the parallels between them, particularly in their description of the soul as participating in life rather than being life itself, an affirmation that has created some contention within studies of Irenaeus’ theology. Finally, I suggest that this dependence in Book 2 of Adversus haereses continues in one of Irenaeus’s most famous descriptions of participation in haer. 4.20.5, for Irenaeus uses the same metaphor of light and the same verb that Strato uses. In addition to studying the parallels between Irenaeus and Strato, which has not been done yet, my main contribution is to suggest that Strato’s influence should be recognized in the famous Irenaeus’s view of participation. In Adversus haereses 2.33-34, Irenaeus rejects the Platonic view of the pre-existence of the soul, and his tale of a daemon who serves up the drink from the Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Irenaeus’ argument appears in the context of a larger polemic against the Carpocratian view of education and recollection, so it appropriately draws from philosophical discussions on education and recollection. When Irenaeus’ opposes the Platonic myth, his argument reflects Strato of Lampsacus, a Peripatetic philosopher. I will highlight the parallels between them, particularly in their description of the soul as participating in life rather than being life itself, an affirmation that has created some contention within studies of Irenaeus’ theology. Finally, I suggest that this dependence in Book 2 of Adversus haereses continues in one of Irenaeus’s most famous descriptions of participation in haer. 4.20.5, for Irenaeus uses the same metaphor of light and the same verb as Strato. In addition to studying the parallels between Irenaeus and Strato, which has not been done yet, my main contribution is to suggest that Strato’s influence should be recognized in the famous Irenaeus’s view of participation. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2024-05-11 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/13518 10.34096/petm.v45.n1.13518 Patristica et Mediævalia; Vol. 45 Núm. 1 (2024); 79-90 2683-9636 0325-2280 eng http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/13518/13138
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topic Preexistencia del alma
Participación
Platón
Ireneo de Lyon
Estratón
Pre-existence of the Soul
Participation
Plato
Irenaeus of Lyon
Strato of Lampsacus
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Participación
Platón
Ireneo de Lyon
Estratón
Pre-existence of the Soul
Participation
Plato
Irenaeus of Lyon
Strato of Lampsacus
Simons Camacho, Jonatan Cornish
Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34
topic_facet Preexistencia del alma
Participación
Platón
Ireneo de Lyon
Estratón
Pre-existence of the Soul
Participation
Plato
Irenaeus of Lyon
Strato of Lampsacus
author Simons Camacho, Jonatan Cornish
author_facet Simons Camacho, Jonatan Cornish
author_sort Simons Camacho, Jonatan Cornish
title Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34
title_short Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34
title_full Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34
title_fullStr Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34
title_full_unstemmed Daemons, Cups of Forgetfulness and Eternity of the Soul in Irenaeus’ Adversus haereses 2.33-34
title_sort daemons, cups of forgetfulness and eternity of the soul in irenaeus’ adversus haereses 2.33-34
description In Adversus haereses 2.33-34, Irenaeus rejects the Platonic view of the pre-existence of the soul, and his tale of a daemon who serves up the drink from the Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Irenaeus’ argument appears in the context of a larger polemic against the Carpocratian view of education and recollection, so it appropriately draws from philosophical discussions on education and recollection. When Irenaeus’ opposes the Platonic myth, his argument reflects Strato of Lampsacus, a Peripatetic philosopher. I will highlight the parallels between them, particularly in their description of the soul as participating in life rather than being life itself, an affirmation that has created some contention within studies of Irenaeus’ theology. Finally, I suggest that this dependence in Book 2 of Adversus haereses continues in one of Irenaeus’s most famous descriptions of participation in haer. 4.20.5, for Irenaeus uses the same metaphor of light and the same verb that Strato uses. In addition to studying the parallels between Irenaeus and Strato, which has not been done yet, my main contribution is to suggest that Strato’s influence should be recognized in the famous Irenaeus’s view of participation.
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