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Neo-platonism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Neoplatonism
(noun)
1: a system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed
of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental
mysticism; its most distinctive doctrine holds that the
First Principle and source of reality transcends being
and thought and is naturally unknowable; "Neoplatonism
was predominant in pagan Europe until the 6th century";
"Neoplatonism was a major influence on early Christian
writers and on later medieval and Renaissance thought and
on Islamic philosophy" [syn: Neoplatonism]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Neoplatonism \Ne`o*pla"to*nism\, n. [Neo- _ Platonism.]
A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which
Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to
reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental
theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the
last product of Greek philosophy.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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