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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| 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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Middle Platonists
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Academy of Athens (ancient)
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On the Special Laws
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Middle Platonism (via later reception)
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Middle Platonists
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Middle Platonism (intellectual context of author)
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Middle Platonism (Plutarch’s philosophical background)
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Book I (Divine Institutes)