03301nam a22005415i 4500 978-3-031-61913-7 DE-He213 20251030112632.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240716s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031619137 978-3-031-61913-7 10.1007/978-3-031-61913-7 doi B108-708 HPCA bicssc PHI002000 bisacsh QDHA thema Cojocaru, Manuel. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 80682 The Will to Being [electronic resource] : Plato, Cronus, and the Cult of Sisyphus / by Manuel Cojocaru. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVIII, 150 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Contributions to Hermeneutics, 2509-6095 ; 14 Introduction -- Part One Philo sophos, Philo zophos -- 1 The Philosopher Who Stole the Heavens The Immortal Hero and the Challenge of the Eternal -- 2 The Intelligible Universe And the Immortal Philosopher -- 3 Caught Between Becoming and Being -- Part Two time towards Time, time towards Eternity -- 4 The Will to Being and The Cult of Sisyphus -- 5 Philosophy as time towards Eternity. This book addresses death and immortality by paralleling Plato’s philosophy of ‘becoming like God’ through exercising one’s intellect and virtues, with the Greek archaic and heroic way of gaining immortal glory through remarkable deeds. In doing so, this study focuses on the explicit and implicit references to earthly immortality and heroism in Plato’s dialogues, arguing for a distinction between the Time-bound ontology of the glory-seeking individual and the Being-centered ontology of the philosopher. Such an underlining of the ontological discrepancy between the ways of the hero and those of the philosopher makes this book a novel academic contribution. The dual focus discloses the clash of ontologies yet also reveals an implicit existential turmoil in Ancient Greek culture as to the anxieties surrounding one’s potential immortality. This title appeals to students and researchers working in Ancient philosophy and existentialism. Philosophy, Ancient. 72850 Ontology. 60617 Continental Philosophy. 66476 Ancient Philosophy / Classical Philosophy. 72851 Ontology. 60617 Continental Philosophy. 66476 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031619120 Printed edition: 9783031619144 Printed edition: 9783031619151 Contributions to Hermeneutics, 2509-6095 ; 14 55709 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61913-7 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 61653 61653