Athenian Neoplatonic school
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The Athenian Neoplatonic school was a late antique center of pagan philosophical learning in Athens that developed and taught an advanced form of Neoplatonism, integrating Plato, Aristotle, and religious theology.
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| Athenian Neoplatonic school canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Athenian Neoplatonic school Context triple: [Simplicius of Cilicia, philosophicalSchool, Athenian Neoplatonic school]
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Peripatetic school
The Peripatetic school was the philosophical tradition founded by Aristotle in ancient Athens, known for its systematic inquiry into logic, metaphysics, ethics, and natural science.
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Cyrenaic school of philosophy
The Cyrenaic school of philosophy was an ancient Greek hedonistic movement, founded in Cyrene, that taught immediate physical pleasure as the highest good and the primary aim of life.
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School of Socrates
The School of Socrates was the informal circle of students and followers gathered around the philosopher Socrates in classical Athens, which later gave rise to several major Socratic schools of thought.
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Eleatic school
The Eleatic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement, centered in Elea, that emphasized the unchanging, unified nature of reality and is best known through thinkers like Parmenides and Zeno.
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Ionian school
The Ionian school was an early Greek philosophical movement centered in Ionia that sought natural, rational explanations for the cosmos and is considered a foundation of Western philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Athenian Neoplatonic school Target entity description: The Athenian Neoplatonic school was a late antique center of pagan philosophical learning in Athens that developed and taught an advanced form of Neoplatonism, integrating Plato, Aristotle, and religious theology.
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A.
Peripatetic school
The Peripatetic school was the philosophical tradition founded by Aristotle in ancient Athens, known for its systematic inquiry into logic, metaphysics, ethics, and natural science.
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B.
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
The Cyrenaic school of philosophy was an ancient Greek hedonistic movement, founded in Cyrene, that taught immediate physical pleasure as the highest good and the primary aim of life.
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C.
School of Socrates
The School of Socrates was the informal circle of students and followers gathered around the philosopher Socrates in classical Athens, which later gave rise to several major Socratic schools of thought.
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D.
Eleatic school
The Eleatic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement, centered in Elea, that emphasized the unchanging, unified nature of reality and is best known through thinkers like Parmenides and Zeno.
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E.
Ionian school
The Ionian school was an early Greek philosophical movement centered in Ionia that sought natural, rational explanations for the cosmos and is considered a foundation of Western philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoplatonic school
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educational institution ⓘ philosophical school ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
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Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Helios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedBy | Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureYear | 529 ⓘ |
| country | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Middle Platonism
NERFINISHED
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earlier Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| floruit |
5th century
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early 6th century ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine philosophy
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Latin medieval philosophy ⓘ medieval Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| integratedDiscipline |
religious theology
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theurgy ⓘ |
| integratedPhilosophyOf |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens
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Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| notableHead |
Damascius
NERFINISHED
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Isidore of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Marinus of Neapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePhilosopher |
Damascius
NERFINISHED
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Hermias of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympiodorus the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ Simplicius of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchoolOf | Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | imperial edict against pagan teaching ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | pagan ⓘ |
| successorInstitution | Neoplatonic circles in Alexandria ⓘ |
| taughtSubject |
cosmology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| taughtText |
Chaldean Oracles
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Homeric poems NERFINISHED ⓘ dialogues of Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| tradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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