There are, says Tzetzes, four views of the philosophers:
The universe is uncreated and imperishable.
It is created and perishable (ascribed to Meton).
It is uncreated, except for certain perishable parts.
It is created, but by Divine Providence will not perish (ascribed to Plato and Pythagoras).
The matter has long been disputed: Diodorus Siculus mentions views (1) and (2), Philo in his treatise De æternitate mundi (1), (2), (4), quoting for (1) Aristotle and Ocellus, for (4) the Timæus (at second hand), Hesiod, and Moses.
I would assume the view as I was taught falls into category (4), that the universe is created but sustained by Divine Providence, since God promised Noah (and and his descendants) that he would never again destroy the world (Gen. 9), but I cannot speak with any authority about classical philosophy.
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Date: 2022-02-23 11:10 pm (UTC)I would assume the view as I was taught falls into category (4), that the universe is created but sustained by Divine Providence, since God promised Noah (and and his descendants) that he would never again destroy the world (Gen. 9), but I cannot speak with any authority about classical philosophy.