Gemistos Plethon
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Gemistos Plethon was a late Byzantine philosopher and scholar whose revival of ancient Greek pagan and Platonic thought significantly influenced the Italian Renaissance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gemistos Plethon canonical | 3 |
| George Gemistos Plethon | 2 |
| Georgios Gemistos Plethon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Gemistos Plethon Context triple: [Mystras, associatedWith, Gemistos Plethon]
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Philolaus
Philolaus was a 5th-century BCE Pythagorean philosopher known for proposing a cosmological system in which a "central fire" rather than Earth occupied the center of the universe.
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Empedocles
Empedocles was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, poet, and scientist best known for proposing the four classical elements—earth, air, fire, and water—as the fundamental constituents of reality.
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Timaeus of Tauromenium
Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
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Theodorus of Cyrene
Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational numbers and for teaching prominent figures such as Plato’s associate Theaetetus.
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Iamblichus of Chalcis
Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gemistos Plethon Target entity description: Gemistos Plethon was a late Byzantine philosopher and scholar whose revival of ancient Greek pagan and Platonic thought significantly influenced the Italian Renaissance.
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A.
Philolaus
Philolaus was a 5th-century BCE Pythagorean philosopher known for proposing a cosmological system in which a "central fire" rather than Earth occupied the center of the universe.
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B.
Empedocles
Empedocles was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, poet, and scientist best known for proposing the four classical elements—earth, air, fire, and water—as the fundamental constituents of reality.
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C.
Timaeus of Tauromenium
Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
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Theodorus of Cyrene
Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational numbers and for teaching prominent figures such as Plato’s associate Theaetetus.
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E.
Iamblichus of Chalcis
Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine philosopher
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Platonist philosopher ⓘ political thinker ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
George Gemistos Plethon
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linked to:
Gemistos Plethon
Georgios Gemistos Plethon ⓘ
linked to:
Gemistos Plethon
Plethon ⓘ |
| birthName | Georgios Gemistos ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1355 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1452 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jurisprudence
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ religious thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cosimo de' Medici
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Florentine Platonic Academy ⓘ
linked to:
Platonic Academy of Florence
Italian Renaissance Platonism ⓘ
linked to:
Renaissance Platonism
Marsilio Ficino ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato
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ancient Greek philosophers ⓘ pagan Hellenic traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of Aristotelianism
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influence on the Italian Renaissance ⓘ revival of Platonic philosophy in the late Byzantine world ⓘ revival of ancient Greek pagan thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Plato
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ancient Greek religion ⓘ political reform ⓘ |
| movement |
Neoplatonism
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Platonism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Differentiis Platonis et Aristotelis
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Nomoi ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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philosopher ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Aristotelian philosophy
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linked to:
Aristotelianism
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| participantIn |
Byzantine delegation to Italy (1438–1439)
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linked to:
Council of Florence
Council of Florence ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Constantinople
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linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
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| placeOfDeath | Mistra ⓘ |
| proposed | reform of the Peloponnese under a centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy (early life)
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Hellenic paganism (advocated) ⓘ |
| residence |
Constantinople
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linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Mistra ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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