Marcus Aurelius and the concept of apotheosis in the ancient worldview

Authors

  • Алексей Владиславович Халапсис National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine 4 Gagarina ave., Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49600, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9498-5829

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/2313-8416.2016.67547

Keywords:

Marcus Aurelius, apotheosis, divinity, stoicism, soul, death, immortality, ancient philosophy

Abstract

The concept of postmortem apotheosis of good rulers was the important part of religious mind of the ancient world. Deific Marcus Aurelius did not believe in the immortality of the soul, however, this fact did not prevent him conducting the deification process of his relatives. This article deals with both inexplicit motives of this imperator and spiritual patterns of his epoch

Author Biography

Алексей Владиславович Халапсис, National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine 4 Gagarina ave., Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 49600

ScD, PhD, Professor

Department of Philosophy and Political Sciences

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Published

2016-04-29

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Section

Philosophical sciences