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The Demiurge in Ancient Thought: Secondary Gods and Divine Mediators

by Carl Séan O'Brien (Author)
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How was the world generated and how does matter continue to be ordered so that the world can continue functioning? Questions like these have existed as long as humanity has been capable of rational thought. In antiquity, Plato's Timaeus introduced the concept of the Demiurge, or Craftsman-god, to answer them. This lucid and wide-ranging book argues that the concept of the Demiurge was highly influential on the many discussions operating in Middle Platonist, Gnostic, Hermetic and Christian contexts in the first three centuries AD. It explores key metaphysical problems such as the origin of evil, the relationship between matter and the First Principle and the deployment of ever-increasing numbers of secondary deities to insulate the First Principle from the sensible world. It also focuses on the decreasing importance of demiurgy in Neoplatonism, with its postulation of procession and return.
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  1. ISBN-10
    110707536X
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    978-1107075368
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    February 2, 2015
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    5 x 1 x 8 inches
  7. Print length
    346 pages
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This book examines religious and 'scientific'/philosophical accounts of world-generation as represented by the figure of the Demiurge, or Craftsman-god.

About the Author

Carl Séan O'Brien is Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg and Research Associate in the Centre for the Study of the Platonic Tradition at Trinity College Dublin.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (February 2, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 346 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 110707536X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1107075368
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1 x 8 inches
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  • Squidward
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you have an urge to know about the Demiurge...
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    If you ever wanted to know what the Ancients/Gnostics thought about the Demiurge—this is your book.
    Pretty much covers it all.

    If you are searching for a book about the Demiurge, then you probably have some base knowledge already. This fills a lot of gaps.
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  • Alice Lee
    5.0 out of 5 stars about the gnostics belief in the demiurge
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    this is not an easy read but it is interesting to learn about what the gnostics believed
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
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    Quite a good book, although perhaps not the best in this subject
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