Neoplatonist
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Antiquity boasted two Neoplatonist philosophers by the name Ammonius.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2012
The claim that Copernicus was influenced by neo-Platonism has been contested: Rosen, ‘Was Copernicus a Neoplatonist?’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
This examination is, in two respects, in striking contrast to that of certain other Neoplatonist writers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
And yet it is evident that the author of the Revelation was a Kabalist; and the writer of the Gospel of Saint John a Gnostic or a Neoplatonist.
From Reincarnation A Study in Human Evolution by Rothwell, Fred
The dialogue hardly derives any light from Plato's other writings, and still less from Scholiasts and Neoplatonist writers.
From Cratylus by Jowett, Benjamin
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