Gretchen Reydams-Schils on Calcidius and the Timæus
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
English - October 17, 2023 23:01 - 57 minutes - 51.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 128 ratingsEducation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We discuss the Latin translation and commentary of Calcidius with Gretchen Reydams-Schils. Who was Calcidius, where did he get his interpretations of what Plato meant, and, best of all, how did his anti-esotericist approach to Plato feed into western Christian esotericisms? We find out.