Christian Platonism
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Christian Platonism is a philosophical and theological tradition that integrates Platonic metaphysics and concepts with Christian doctrine, especially concerning the nature of God, the soul, and the afterlife.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christian Neoplatonism | 18 |
| Christian Platonism canonical | 12 |
| Philokalic tradition | 3 |
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Target entity: Christian Platonism Context triple: [On the Soul and the Resurrection, philosophicalTradition, Christian 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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Middle Platonism
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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Platonism
Platonism is a philosophical doctrine rooted in Plato’s ideas, emphasizing the existence of abstract, non-material Forms or universals as the most real and fundamental aspects of reality.
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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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Cambridge Platonism
Cambridge Platonism was a 17th-century English philosophical and theological movement that blended Christian doctrine with Platonic and humanist ideas to defend reason, moral idealism, and religious tolerance.
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Target entity: Christian Platonism Target entity description: Christian Platonism is a philosophical and theological tradition that integrates Platonic metaphysics and concepts with Christian doctrine, especially concerning the nature of God, the soul, and the afterlife.
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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.
Middle Platonism
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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Platonism
Platonism is a philosophical doctrine rooted in Plato’s ideas, emphasizing the existence of abstract, non-material Forms or universals as the most real and fundamental aspects of reality.
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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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Cambridge Platonism
Cambridge Platonism was a 17th-century English philosophical and theological movement that blended Christian doctrine with Platonic and humanist ideas to defend reason, moral idealism, and religious tolerance.
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Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian philosophy
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Christian theology ⓘ philosophical tradition ⓘ theological tradition ⓘ |
| affirmsDoctrine |
creation ex nihilo
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immortal rational soul ⓘ ultimate union with God ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Christian Aristotelianism
NERFINISHED
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Christian existentialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developsDoctrineOf |
ascent of the soul to God
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creation as participation in God ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
divine simplicity
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divine transcendence ⓘ hierarchical cosmos ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ participation in the Forms ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
afterlife
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nature of God ⓘ nature of the soul ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
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Patristic era NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| hasMainInfluence |
Middle Platonism
NERFINISHED
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Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent |
Augustine of Hippo
NERFINISHED
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Clement of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory of Nyssa NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsilio Ficino NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas of Cusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Origen of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Middle Platonist theology
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Philo of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato ⓘ Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Christian mysticism
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Western metaphysics of God ⓘ doctrine of divine attributes ⓘ doctrine of the beatific vision ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ scholasticism ⓘ |
| integratesWith | Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| interpretsConcept |
Platonic Forms as divine ideas
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the Good as the Christian God ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
analogy of being
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emanation and return (exitus-reditus) ⓘ |
| viewsMatterAs | good but ontologically lower than spirit ⓘ |
| viewsWorldAs | ordered hierarchy of being ⓘ |
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Referenced by (33)
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