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21 matches to Plato
Academy. c387BC-529. Greek school founded by Plato dedicated to exploration of science and philosophical truth. Closed by Justinian.
Augustine, St. 354-430. Author of Confessions, City of God. Bishop of Hippo. “God is omnipotent.” Introduced Neoplatonic Determinism to Christianity. Church should rule state.
Bernard of Chartres. -c1130. French Neoplatonic Idealist philosopher. Real world of eternal ideas vs apparent world of material objects.
Boethius. 475-524. Roman translator of Aristotle. Neoplatonic. Stoic. Consolation of Philosophy 523 (while imprisoned).
Cambridge Platonists. 17C. Tried to synthesize Plato and Christianity. Christian Humanists.
Campanella, Tommaso. 1568-1639. Italian monk, philosopher. City of the Sun 1602 parallels Plato’s Republic.
Ficino, Marsilio. 1433-99. Italian philosopher. Translated Greek classics to Latin. Theologia Platonicum 1482.
Hypatia. c370-415. Alexandrian Neoplatonic philosopher. Murdered by St. Cyril and monks. Decline of Alexandria as learning center.
Iamblichus. c250-330. Syrian NeoPlatonist philosopher. Theurgy replaces spiritual mysticism. De Mysteriis.
Jowett, Benjamin. 1817-93. English scholar. Translated Dialogues of Plato 1871.
Llull, Raimon. 1235-1316. Catalan Neoplatonic Idealist mystic poet, alchemist. Tried to convert Moslems. Felix 1288.
Neoplatonism. 3C Plotinus’ philosophy of the “One”. Union with the “Good” by using intelligence.
Plato. c428-347BC. Greek philosopher, disciple of Socrates’ Dialogs. Free-will. Republic. “There exist absolute truths. Mind imprints its idea on matter. Mind has always existed and seeks to free itself from matter and return to God.” Founded Academy c387. Symposium c384. Apologia c399. Quest for good will lead to harmony in the world.
Platonism. Perceptions approximate an ideal reality of eternal ideas.
Plotinus. 205-270. Greek philosopher. His Neoplatonism influenced Islam, Christianity. Quest for Good through intelligence. “Creation is fall from God. Evil is the nature of man. Good is freedom from senses.”
Porphyry. c233-305. Greek Neoplatonic philosopher. Adversus Christianos burned. Tree of Porphyry.
Proclus. 410-485. Greek Neoplatonist philosopher: opposed Christianity.
Realism. General concepts have an existence independent of material things or names. Plato. St Anselm.
Speusippus. -339BC. Led Athens Academy after Plato. First Encyclopedia.
Utopia. Imaginary ideal state. More. Bacon. Plato.
Xenocrates. 394-314BC. Greek philosopher. Head of Plato’s Academy.