Christian Neoplatonism

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iamblichus
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Pseudodionysius_the_Areopagite
gptkb:Plotinus
gptkb:Augustine_of_Hippo
gptkbp:developed_by Late Antiquity
gptkbp:emphasizes the importance of mystical experience
gptkbp:focuses_on the nature of God
the soul
the relationship between the divine and the material world
gptkbp:historical_impact gptkb:church
gptkb:organization
ethics
metaphysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christian Neoplatonism
gptkbp:includes theurgy
the concept of the One
emanationism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Politician
Renaissance thought
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:healthcare_organization
gptkbp:is_characterized_by the belief in a transcendent reality
the emphasis on the spiritual over the material
the pursuit of union with the divine
the synthesis of Platonic and Christian thought
the use of allegorical interpretation
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:church
gptkb:Aristotelianism
gptkbp:is_criticized_for rationalism
empiricism
its complexity
its historical context
its abstract nature
its perceived elitism
its lack of empirical grounding
gptkbp:is_part_of Western philosophy
Christian philosophy
gptkbp:is_related_to the concept of divine simplicity
the concept of the Good
the concept of the soul's ascent
the concept of the divine intellect
the concept of creation ex nihilo
gptkbp:is_studied_in philosophy departments
theology departments
gptkbp:key gptkb:Confessions
gptkb:Enneads
gptkb:The_City_of_God
Mystical Theology
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:philosopher