On the Theological Interpretation of Plato's Ethics

There are several well known commentators who hold that Plato “identifies” God with good, or goodness, or the good, or the Idea of the good. And there are several others who come very close to saying this. I should like to show not only that this interpretation is wrong, but also the weaker or perha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Harvard theological review
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Univ. Press 1957
In: Harvard theological review
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Zusammenfassung:There are several well known commentators who hold that Plato “identifies” God with good, or goodness, or the good, or the Idea of the good. And there are several others who come very close to saying this. I should like to show not only that this interpretation is wrong, but also the weaker or perhaps more plausible one that Plato holds that the ground of value or obligation is what God approves or commands.
ISSN:1475-4517
Enthält:Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000028388