History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 079 - To the Lighthouse - Philo of Alexandria
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May 6, 2012 AI Snips
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Noah's Drunkenness In Genesis
- Genesis reports Noah getting drunk and being exposed to his sons.
- Peter Adamson asks why such a humiliating story appears in scripture.
Alexandria's Cultural Fusion
- Philo combined Hellenistic philosophy with Jewish scripture in Alexandria.
- He read the Torah through Greek philosophical lenses to find hidden meaning.
Moses As Philosophy's Origin
- Philo treats Moses as the source of all true philosophy.
- He interprets every Torah passage allegorically to extract philosophical lessons.