Ideas from 'God in Plato' by Simone Weil [1942], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Late Philosophical Writings' by Weil,Simone [Notre Dame 2015,978-0-268-04150-2]].
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1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / c. Classical philosophy
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Among the Greeks Aristotle is the only philosopher in the modern style
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In Greece, Aristotle is perhaps the only philosopher in the modern sense, and he is entirely outside the Greek tradition.
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Simone Weil (God in Plato [1942], p.45)
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She sees Plato as embodying the true tradition. Everything Aristotle writes is 'peri phusis' (about nature), and that is a standard topic of philosophy right from the start. She emphasises Plato long historical roots. Pythagoras is key.
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
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The only legitimate proof of God by order derives from beauty
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The only legitimate proof [of God's existence] from the order of the world is the proof from the beauty of the world.
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From:
Simone Weil (God in Plato [1942], p.89)
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A reaction:
She finds this proof in Plato. Hume's critique never (I think) mentions beauty, although in the 18thC love of the sublime could play that role. For me, the human experience of beauty doesn't have such cosmic significance.
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