Noble Lies and Philosophic Silence: Hypatia, Synesius, and the New Esotericism in the Fourth Century

44 min•20 september 2023

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Fear, loathing, violence, and persecution. How does the philosopher operate under such circumstances? We look at the case-studies of Hypatia of Alexandria and her student Synesius of Cyrene, for some pointers.

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Noble Lies and Philosophic Silence: Hypatia, Synesius, and the New Esotericism in the Fourth Century

Om avsnittet

Fler avsnitt

Early Islamic ‘Mahdism’: Radical Politics, Apocalyptic, and the Esoteric

The Struggle for Esoteric Authority in Early Islām: The Shī‘a and the Ghulāt

Prolegomena to the Development of the Shī‘a and of Shī‘ī Esotericisms in the Eighth Century and Beyond

Islām and Esotericism in the Eighth Century: The Umayyad Era and the Question of Islām as ‘Religion’

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