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-Platonist
  noun
• Neo-Platonic
  adjective

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Neo-Platonism

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 A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce

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 W. T. (Walter Terence) Stace

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 A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce

Neo-Platonism is founded upon despair, the despair of reason.

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