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

Derived 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

There Ammonius Saccas, after his lapse from the Christian faith, taught and laid the foundation of Neo-Platonism.

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

The connection of Neo-Platonism with Alexandria is, however, less than is commonly supposed.—Bibliography:

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

These tendencies are baffled by the break-up of the Theban supremacy, but the monotheistic idea remains in the esoteric dogmas of priesthoods, and survives into Neo-Platonism.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

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)