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23 Plato as a Philosophical Theologian J. B. Mc MINN HIS PAPER may be called more aptly a footnote on Platonic method- ology, for it is hardly more than a brief procedural analysis of Plato's doctrine of the soul as it appears in the Phaedo. Within this restricted compass, however, the writer wishes to lay emphasis not on the aspects of the Platonic concept of the soul already overmuch des- cribed, but rather on Plato's use of the mythopoeic form at the end of his argumentative conversation concerning «?ocvaaia Underlying this emphasis is the basic assumption of the Platonic appropriation of Orphic materials. Although the assumption is now a commonplace,' the theological significance of this religious incorporation may be seen from a new angle if we pose two questions - in what light does Plato appropriate the "received opinions," and what bearing do they have on his dialectic? Before these questions can be answered, however, it is necessary ( i ) to examine briefly the Platonic hypothesis by observing salient features of the soul which are inextricably connected with it, (2) to show that these implications, as well as the hypothesis, are refinements drawn from Orphic dogma and
Phronesis – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1960
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