Middle Platonism
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Middle Platonism was a philosophical movement in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods that revived and systematized Plato’s ideas, blending them with elements of Aristotelianism and Stoicism and laying groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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Target entity: Middle Platonism Context triple: [Origen, influencedBy, Middle Platonism]
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Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
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Aristotelianism
Aristotelianism is the philosophical tradition based on the works and methods of Aristotle, emphasizing empirical observation, formal logic, and systematic inquiry into nature, ethics, and metaphysics.
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Cyrenaic school of philosophy
The Cyrenaic school of philosophy was an ancient Greek hedonistic movement, founded in Cyrene, that taught immediate physical pleasure as the highest good and the primary aim of life.
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Renaissance Platonism
Renaissance Platonism was a revival and reinterpretation of Plato’s philosophy during the Renaissance, blending classical Platonic ideas with Christian theology, humanism, and contemporary artistic and intellectual culture.
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Pythagoreanism
Pythagoreanism is an ancient Greek philosophical and religious movement founded by Pythagoras, emphasizing the mystical significance of numbers, the harmony of the cosmos, and the transmigration of souls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Middle Platonism Target entity description: Middle Platonism was a philosophical movement in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods that revived and systematized Plato’s ideas, blending them with elements of Aristotelianism and Stoicism and laying groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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A.
Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
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B.
Aristotelianism
Aristotelianism is the philosophical tradition based on the works and methods of Aristotle, emphasizing empirical observation, formal logic, and systematic inquiry into nature, ethics, and metaphysics.
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C.
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
The Cyrenaic school of philosophy was an ancient Greek hedonistic movement, founded in Cyrene, that taught immediate physical pleasure as the highest good and the primary aim of life.
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D.
Renaissance Platonism
Renaissance Platonism was a revival and reinterpretation of Plato’s philosophy during the Renaissance, blending classical Platonic ideas with Christian theology, humanism, and contemporary artistic and intellectual culture.
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E.
Pythagoreanism
Pythagoreanism is an ancient Greek philosophical and religious movement founded by Pythagoras, emphasizing the mystical significance of numbers, the harmony of the cosmos, and the transmigration of souls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic philosophy
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philosophical movement ⓘ school of Platonism ⓘ |
| chronologicalEndApprox | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| chronologicalStartApprox | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
distinction between intelligible and sensible realms
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emphasis on divine providence ⓘ ethical goal of assimilation to God ⓘ hierarchical metaphysical structure of reality ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ interpretation of Plato through systematic exegesis ⓘ transcendent first principle or highest God ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
allegorical interpretation of Plato
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ethical cultivation and virtue ⓘ religious and theological dimensions of Platonism ⓘ |
| follows |
New Academy
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Old Academy ⓘ |
| geographicalCenter |
Alexandria
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Athens ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| influenced |
Neoplatonism
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Origen ⓘ Patristic theology ⓘ Philo of Alexandria ⓘ Plotinus ⓘ early Christian philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ Pythagoreanism ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression |
Ancient Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| method |
harmonization of Plato and Aristotle
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selective adoption of Stoic ethics and physics ⓘ |
| notableRepresentative |
Alcinous
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Antiochus of Ascalon ⓘ Atticus ⓘ Eudorus of Alexandria ⓘ Numenius of Apamea ⓘ Philo of Alexandria ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch of Chaeronea
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| precedes | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Middle Academy ⓘ Platonism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| viewOnCosmos | cosmos ordered by divine providence ⓘ |
| viewOnForms | Platonic Forms as paradigms in the divine intellect ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | God as transcendent and separate from matter ⓘ |
| viewOnSoul | soul as intermediary between intelligible and sensible worlds ⓘ |
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Subject: Middle Platonism Description of subject: Middle Platonism was a philosophical movement in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods that revived and systematized Plato’s ideas, blending them with elements of Aristotelianism and Stoicism and laying groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
Referenced by (50)
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this entity surface form:
Middle Platonists
subject surface form:
Academy of Athens (ancient)
subject surface form:
On the Special Laws
this entity surface form:
Middle Platonism (via later reception)
this entity surface form:
Middle Platonists
this entity surface form:
Middle Platonism (intellectual context of author)
this entity surface form:
Middle Platonism (Plutarch’s philosophical background)
subject surface form:
Book I (Divine Institutes)