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Neo-Platonism
/ ˌniːəʊˈpleɪtəˌnɪzəm; ˌniːəʊpləˈtɒnɪk /
noun
- a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
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Derived Forms
- ˌNeo-ˈPlatonist, nounadjective
- Neo-Platonic, adjective
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Example Sentences
This is the more remarkable because it is not an essential element in Neo-Platonism, upon which Gabirol's system is based.
He shows a better knowledge of Aristotelian ideas than his predecessors, and is well versed in Neo-Platonism.
If Plutarch was not the founder of Neo-Platonism, he was one of its precursors and he showed the path.
The essential character of Neo-Platonism comes out in its theory of the mystical exaltation of the subject to God.
In Neo-Platonism, therefore, ancient philosophy commits suicide.
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