

Dorian Greenbaum on Porphyry and Astrology
Oct 20, 2021
Dorian Greenbaum, historian of astrology and philosophy, discusses astrology in Porphyry and situates it within the history of astrology. They explore the diversity of astrology in the Hellenistic period and the concept of the soul's passage through celestial spheres. The podcast also delves into Porphyry's theory of astrology, including finding the personal daimōn, and the diamond metaphor in Plato's works.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
Astrology in the Hellenistic Period
05:19 • 14min
The Soul's Passage through Celestial Regions and Planetary Attributes
19:17 • 2min
Exploring an Astral Soul Physics and Proposing the Term 'Cosmography'
20:52 • 2min
Porphyry's Theory of Astrology and the Introduction to Ptolemy's Tetribiblos
22:53 • 4min
The Diamond Metaphor in Plato's Works
26:58 • 14min