Platonist philosopher
C24071
concept
A Platonist philosopher is a thinker who upholds the existence of abstract, non-empirical entities—such as forms, numbers, or universals—as real and fundamental to understanding reality and knowledge.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Platonist philosopher canonical | 12 |
| Middle Platonist philosopher | 3 |
| Cambridge Platonist | 2 |
| Plato associate | 1 |
| Platonist | 1 |
| member of the Platonic Academy | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: Platonist philosopher
Generated description
A Platonist philosopher is a thinker who upholds the existence of abstract, non-empirical entities—such as forms, numbers, or universals—as real and fundamental to understanding reality and knowledge.
Instances (17)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Speusippus | — |
| Xenocrates | — |
| Philip of Opus | — |
| Polemon of Athens | — |
| Crates of Athens | — |
| Heraclides Ponticus | — |
| Numenius of Apamea | — |
| Antiochus of Ascalon | — |
| Francesco Patrizi | — |
| Eudorus of Alexandria | Middle Platonist philosopher |
| Alcinous | Middle Platonist philosopher |
| Atticus | Middle Platonist philosopher |
| Ralph Cudworth | Cambridge Platonist |
| Gemistos Plethon | — |
| Charmadas | member of the Platonic Academy |
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Plato’s associate Theaetetus
surface form:
Theaetetus
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Plato associate |
| Henry More | Cambridge Platonist |