Abstract

DELGADO, Carolina. The use of false discourses: A Plato’s justification in Philo of Alexandria (Republic 376-414 and Quod Deus sit inmutabilis 51-69). Circe clás. mod. [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.2, pp.1-15. ISSN 1851-1724.  http://dx.doi.org/10.19137/circe-2017-210203.

This study supports the thesis that Philo of Alexandria would have adopted a Platonic argument related to the positive value of false discourses. Indeed, the Philonic idea that certain narratives can be a “beneficial falsehood” (Deus 64) reissues -as this study tries to show- the famous concept of “noble lie”, coming from Plato (R. 414). Based on the analysis of the pertinent texts, this study concludes that, according to the Alexandrian -like Plato-, some false narratives can play a role, referring to true contents.

Keywords : Noble lie; Myth; Anthropomorphism; Interpretation; Falsehood.

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