Is Platonism an Atheistic Worldview?

[Seasanctuary]

Or...is Platonism (the classical kind, mind you) compatable or incompatable with Naturalism? Why or why not?

[FirstSunday33ad]

Or...is Platonism (the classical kind, mind you) compatable or incompatable with Naturalism? Why or why not?

It definitely is not an atheistic worldview. I believe it was in his "Laws" that Plato addressed both the atheist and the agnostic worldviews (which in his day was expressed by the Cynics and the Epicureans). Although he had less to say about the agnostic, saying only in effect that they were ignorant of the gods and any opinion based on ignorance was bound to be wrong, he was brutal to the atheists whom he basically labeled as so pompous and egotistical that it was almost impossible to talk to them without losing one's temper. He then went on to dismantle the ground under which the atheists of his time founded their beliefs.

If Plato had lived during the time of Christ or after, he would have been a Christian, but he definitely was no atheist.

As Platonism is founded on an ultimate “Good” “Right” “Moral” etc, not just a form of goodness, rightness or morality, it is wholly incompatible with naturalism.

[FirstSunday33ad]

It definitely is not an atheistic worldview. I believe it was in his "Laws" that Plato addressed both the atheist and the agnostic worldviews (which in his day was expressed by the Cynics and the Epicureans). Although he had less to say about the agnostic, saying only in effect that they were ignorant of the gods and any opinion based on ignorance was bound to be wrong, he was brutal to the atheists whom he basically labeled as so pompous and egotistical that it was almost impossible to talk to them without losing one's temper. He then went on to dismantle the ground under which the atheists of his time founded their beliefs.

If Plato had lived during the time of Christ or after, he would have been a Christian, but he definitely was no atheist.

As Platonism is founded on an ultimate “Good” “Right” “Moral” etc, not just a form of goodness, rightness or morality, it is wholly incompatible with naturalism.
I have just noticed that I replied in the Naturalist forum - off limits for believers - my apologies, I forgot and thought I was in Philosophy.

Moderator, please feel free to delete this.

No problemo.