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The Esoteric Plotinus, Part I: Philosophic Silence and Esoteric Reading
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
Esoteric Reading in Platonism
Exploring the tradition of esoteric reading in Platonism, this chapter delves into how Plato and Aristotle are interpreted by Platonists and how Plato's earlier myths are seen as a source of wisdom. It also examines how enigmatic and esoteric modes of reading are applied to not only mythical passages in Plato, but also to his dialectic.
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