Name: Atheistic Platonism
ISBN: 978-3-031-17752-1

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Eric Charles Steinhart ⁰

Eric Charles Steinhart
1. Philosophy, William Paterson University, Wayne, USA
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Argues that an atheistic metaphysics based on Platonism succeeds where both theism and materialism fail
Shows how Platonism helps atheists account for value, meaning, purpose, morality, and life after death
Uses Platonism to define a positive atheistic way of life with a rich system of spiritual symbols and practices

Part of the book series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion (PFPR)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-ix

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Renewing Atheism
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 1-37
Starting at the Bottom
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 39-58
The One Emanates the Forms
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 59-83
The Cosmic Forms
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 85-119
The World Tree
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 121-142
The Emergence of Value
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 143-169
Emergence of Life
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 171-200
Platonism as a Way of Life
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 201-244
Multiverse Rebirth
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 245-273
To Call the World Tree
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 275-303
Atheistic Mysticism
- Eric Charles Steinhart
Pages 305-333
Back Matter

Pages 335-343

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About this book

Atheistic Platonism is an alternative to both theism and nihilistic atheism. It shows how any jobs allegedly done by God are better done by impersonal Platonic objects. Without Platonic objects, atheism degenerates into an illogical nihilism. Atheistic Platonism instead provides reality with foundations that are eternal, necessary, rational, beautiful, and utterly mindless. It argues for a plenitude of mathematical objects, and an infinite plurality of possible universes. It provides mindless rational grounds for objective values, and for objective moral laws for the persons who evolve in universes. It defines a meaningful way of life, which facilitates self-improvement. Atheistic Platonists argue for computational theories of life after death. Atheistic Platonism includes a rich system of spiritual symbols. It values transformational practices and ecstatic experiences. Where atheisms based on materialism fail, atheisms based on Platonism succeed.

Keywords

Atheistic Platonism
Christian theism
Meaning
Values
Mysticism

Authors and Affiliations

Philosophy, William Paterson University, Wayne, USA

Eric Charles Steinhart

About the author

Eric Charles Steinhart is Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University. Among many articles and books, he has authored Your Digital Afterlives: Computational Theories of Life after Death and Believing in Dawkins: The New Spiritual Atheism.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Atheistic Platonism
Book Subtitle: A Manifesto
Authors: Eric Charles Steinhart
Series Title: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17752-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17751-4Published: 01 December 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17754-5Due: 15 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-17752-1Published: 30 November 2022
Series ISSN: 2634-6176
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6184
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 343
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Ancient Philosophy / Classical Philosophy

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