Friday Oct 24, 2003

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can anyone describe in detail, with references, how the gnostics were influenced by plato? and whether their relationship to fatalistic astrology also had to do with platos ideas about the divinity of the planetary realms?
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scooter11:
The key is that the gnostics shared Platos' dualism (flesh/spirit; as you probably know, to ginostics matter is a lesser god.) It seems to me that the eveklvation of those with the right knowledge has resonances with the Republic? But I dunno about astrology. frown
For some reason this reminds me that in the dorms severel times when I was broke I wrote papers for money. In your case, however, I would have done it for free if I knew the subject--I'm such a pushover.
Good luck! biggrin
redcut:
your wasting your time looking in the wrong places. (Fuck that was condesending paternalism)... look at the reality that must be served... the one you see before you. I know you wrote the paper already but remember that the only thing that has worth is the feelings you have about what you know... even if you are wrong.

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