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accepted that the
doctrines of the
neoplatonists were
essentially the same as
those of Plato. The
Renaissance neoplatonist Marsilio Ficino, for instance,...
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Taylor (15 May 1758 – 1
November 1835) was an
English translator and
Neoplatonist, the
first to
translate into
English the
complete works of Aristotle...
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early followers.
While Gnosticism was
influenced by
Middle Platonism,
neoplatonists from the
third century onward rejected Gnosticism. Nevertheless, Alexander...
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given in
reference to
Hypatia of
Alexandria (c. 350 to 370-415), the
Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. It is a
feminine form of...
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Oracles are a set of
spiritual and
philosophical texts widely used by
Neoplatonist philosophers from the 3rd to the 6th
century CE.
While the
original texts...
- 270).
Neoplatonist. Had a
holistic metaphysics.
Porphyry (c. 232 – 304).
Student of Plotinus.
Iamblichus of
Syria (c. 245 – 325). Late
neoplatonist. Espoused...
- asceticism. In the West, St.
Augustine of
Hippo was
influenced by the
early Neoplatonists Plotinus and Porphyry.
Later on, in the East, the
works of the Christian...
- philosophy. The
Gnostics were
strongly opposed by
Plotinus and
later Neoplatonists, who
rejected their radical dualism and
pessimistic view of creation...
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drawing ideas directly from the Gr****
texts of Plato, Aristotle, and the
Neoplatonists. Gr****
science and
literature remained alive in the
Byzantine world...
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Saturninius Secundus Salutius (fl. 355–367) was a
Roman official and
Neoplatonist author. A
native of Gaul, he had a
successful career as a provincial...
