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Definition of Neoplatonism
1. Noun. A system of philosophical and theological doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism; its most distinctive doctrine holds that the first principle and source of reality transcends being and thought and is naturally unknowable. "Neoplatonism was a major influence on early Christian writers and on later medieval and Renaissance thought and on Islamic philosophy"
Definition of Neoplatonism
1. n. A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy.
Definition of Neoplatonism
1. Proper noun. a school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism ¹
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Literary usage of Neoplatonism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"The attempts to construct a religious philosophy on the basis of Greek thought
culminate in Neoplatonism. Plato's system becomes the framework for a ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Neoplatonism, however, failed as signally in its religious enterprise as it ...
It is also true that Neoplatonism sought to come to an understanding with ..."
3. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"A. Harnack, article on " Neoplatonism" in Britannica, and History of the Dogma;
... Neoplatonism, and Christian Platonists of Alexandria; Whittaker, ..."
4. The Philosophical Basis of Religion: A Series of Lectures by John Watson (1907)
"Neoplatonism thus seemed to solve the problem by which Augustine had for so ...
Neoplatonism had pointed out the goal, but it had not supplied the means of ..."
5. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1891)
"The latter also introduced a theurgic or ' magical ' element into Neoplatonism,
teaching, among other things, that certain mystical exercises and symbols ..."
6. Dante & Aquinas by Philip Henry Wicksteed (1913)
"CHAPTER II Neoplatonism AND THE CHRISTIAN NEOPLATONISTS PLATONISM and ...
Thus Platonism and Neoplatonism had been formative powers in the shaping of ..."
7. Michelangelo's Medici Chapel: A New Interpretation by Edith Balas (1995)
"If he was in fact thoroughly imbued with Neoplatonism, we are justified in seeking
its influence in his work. It would be very surprising not to find it ..."
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