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Neoplatonism

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Neoplatonism , ancient mystical philosophy based on the doctrines of Plato . Plotinus and the Nature of Neoplatonism Considered the last of the great pagan philosophies, it was developed by Plotinus (3d cent. AD). It has had a lasting influence on Western metaphysics and mysticism , although its original form was much altered by the followers of Plotinus. Neoplatonism was a viable force from the middle of the 3d cent. to 529, when Justinian closed the Academy at Athens. Although Plotinus is the central figure of Neoplatonism, his teacher, Ammonius Saccus (175-242), a self-taught... Read more
Plotinus
A Dictionary of World History ... c. 205–70 AD) Philosopher, probably of Roman descent, who was the founder and leading exponent of Neoplatonism. Neoplatonism was a religious and philosophical system based on elements from Plato, Pythagoras, Aristotle, and the Stoics ... Read more
Iamblichus
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Iamblichus , d. c.330, Syrian philosopher, a leading exponent of Neoplatonism . A pupil of Porphyry, he was deeply impressed by the doctrines ... Vehicle of the Soul (1985); S. Gersh, Middle Platonism and Neoplatonism: The Latin Tradition (2 vol., 1986). Author not available ... Read more

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Giordano Bruno: Neoplatonism and the wheel of memory in the De umbris idearum.(Critical Essay)
Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/2002; Farinella, Alessandro G.; 787 words ; From Bruno's language it is impossible to infer his rejection or acceptance of any philosophical system, whether it be Platonism, Aristotelianism or Hermeticism, Thomism or Lullism, since none seems to satisfy the universalizing exigency of his thought. Bruno's aim, in fact, was to discern in all Read more
Wagner, Michael F. Neoplatonism and Nature: Studies in Plotinus' "Enneads.".(Book Review)
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Obituary: Professor Henry Blumenthal
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