Philo of Alexandria

Philo of Alexandria (Philo Judaeus) and his rationalist attempt to repair Plato's theory of forms. ‪@PhiloofAlexandria‬

[@efedegirmenci]

Thank you Mr. Bonevac for your introduction, about Philo's philosophy.

[@siamelixir6643]

Thanks Dr Bonevac for your insights and teachings... Hello from Bangladesh!

[@AwesomeAsh99]

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[@PhiloofAlexandria]

Me too!

[@BRChasteen]

Thank you for such an interesting lesson.

[@ivost6283]

Great channel!

[@r.e.jr.1152]

History reveals that Philo's ideas influenced certain people from the second century to the 16th century. He was treated as a brother in Christ, and even a bishop in the church until certain scholars argued (17th century) that Philo was a Platonist and never a Christian.

[@TomSkinner]

Very interesting. I'm convinced though that all the concepts of Plato's forms and ideals are beginning to be explained by current understanding of cognitive neuroscience, i.e. the computational brain. Probably no need to invoke the supernatural.

[@IGGYIGRA]

Hey great video! Could you maybe make a video about Maimonides and his 'Guide to the perplexed'?

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

Great idea!

[@IGGYIGRA]

@@PhiloofAlexandria You're the best!

[@efron2545]

Thank you Dr. Bonevac, I really appreciate the quality material. May I ask, will you ever look at and make a video on Islamic philosophy, on personalities like ibn arabi, mulla sadra, etc etc?

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

That’s a great idea. I have edited volumes that include Islamic philosophers, and would love to do it!

[@aarongebreslasie7677]

Thank you for making this Dr. Bonevac. What book would you recommend me to read to understand Philo's philosophical thoughts?

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

There’s a good article on Philo at plato.stanford.edu/entries/philo/ You can find his works here: www.earlyjewishwritings.com/philo.html I especially recommend: On the Creation; Concerning Noah’s Work as a Planter; and, for his presentation of skeptical arguments, On Drunkenness.

[@bigman9854]

Interesting that Hume decided to call Philo Philo in dialogues concerning natural religion

[@carneades4409]

seems much more likely to be a reference to Philo of Larissa

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[@137chuckm]

Faith as in Hebrews 11 makes connections

[@coolservantjesusswag2936]

Dr. Bonevac, thank you for your explanation. I see that you are Reformed. Have you ever considered going back to your father’s original faith, Catholic?

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

Yes, I've thought about it quite a lot!

[@kadaganchivinod8003]

Seems pretty close to Spinoza's thought regarding world and mind.

[@paulyhart]

Can I buy you a larger whiteboard?

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

😀

[@alialrahahleh676]

Can you cover objectivism in one of your video ?

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

Good idea!

[@enfomy]

Can’t say I’ve read any Philo. His ideas don’t seem too different from Berkeley’s idealism. Are they basically the same or significantly different?

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

Philo isn’t an idealist; for him, to be is not merely to be perceived.

[@enfomy]

@@PhiloofAlexandria but they do both believe we exist in the mind of god, it seems. I wouldn’t even say the how is different. I’m assuming Philo does believe god perceives everything. I suppose they’re just talking about different aspects of god or different parts of its creation process?

[@TheChristianFilmmaker]

Did you ever do a video on Gödel's proof of God?

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

I haven’t-but, excellent suggestion! I will soon!

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

I’m planning one for mid-March.

[@1330m]

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[@Rully1]

Philo philosophy is not Christian faith. The logos he mentioned was a different stratum than God. Emanations.

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[@mileskeller5244]

How could anyone be a skeptic and also believe in Noah's ark? It is littered with scientific claims that do not comport with reality.

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

Philo interprets most stories of that kind allegorically, as symbolic rather than literal truths.

[@mileskeller5244]

@@PhiloofAlexandria thank you for the clarification. While I agree the bible is full of symbolism and allegories, I don't see how one could seriously take Noah's ark as either of those.

[@PhiloofAlexandria]

Philo is very creative!

[@greenpulseeducation5002]

​@@mileskeller5244the Ark mathematically can be true.

[@mileskeller5244]

​@greenpulseeducation5002 how so?