Neo-Platonism

British  

/ ˌniːəʊˈpleɪtəˌnɪzəm, ˌniːəʊpləˈtɒnɪk /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Neo-Platonic
  adjective
• Neo-Platonist
  noun

Example Sentences

In the afternoon, Friend Brinton was consulted by a Chinese student about his studies in Neo-Platonism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thinkers such as the Christologians of Alexandria, imbued with the spirit of Neo-Platonism, had no motive for preserving the distinct subsistence of Christ's human nature.

From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)

His confusion of Platonism with Neo-Platonism is especially annoying.

From John Dewey's logical theory by Howard, Delton Thomas

Then he tried Neo-Platonism with its profoundly mystical aspects and its brilliant array of philosophers, its fascinating aspects of Pantheism.

From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

For, firstly, an interval of no less than five centuries separates the foundation of Neo-Platonism from the foundation of the preceding Greek schools, the Stoic, the Epicurean, and the Sceptic.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)