Neoplatonism
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Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neoplatonism canonical | 116 |
| Christian Neoplatonism | 1 |
| Islamic Neoplatonism | 1 |
| Jewish Neoplatonism | 1 |
| Neoplatonic Christian theology | 1 |
| Neoplatonic emanationism | 1 |
| Neoplatonic school of Athens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neoplatonism Context triple: [Phaedo, influenced, Neoplatonism]
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Platonism
Platonism is a philosophical doctrine rooted in Plato’s ideas, emphasizing the existence of abstract, non-material Forms or universals as the most real and fundamental aspects of reality.
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Hermeticism
Hermeticism is an esoteric philosophical and religious tradition rooted in writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, emphasizing spiritual transformation, hidden knowledge, and the correspondence between the macrocosm and microcosm.
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Plotinus
Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.
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Stoicism
Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical school that teaches cultivating virtue, rationality, and inner resilience to achieve tranquility amid life's hardships.
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Classical Greek philosophy
Classical Greek philosophy is the foundational period of Western thought, centered on figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, that established core ideas in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and political theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neoplatonism Target entity description: Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
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A.
Platonism
Platonism is a philosophical doctrine rooted in Plato’s ideas, emphasizing the existence of abstract, non-material Forms or universals as the most real and fundamental aspects of reality.
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B.
Hermeticism
Hermeticism is an esoteric philosophical and religious tradition rooted in writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, emphasizing spiritual transformation, hidden knowledge, and the correspondence between the macrocosm and microcosm.
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C.
Plotinus
Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.
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D.
Stoicism
Stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophical school that teaches cultivating virtue, rationality, and inner resilience to achieve tranquility amid life's hardships.
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E.
Classical Greek philosophy
Classical Greek philosophy is the foundational period of Western thought, centered on figures like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, that established core ideas in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and political theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic tradition
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late antique philosophy ⓘ metaphysical system ⓘ philosophical system ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Damascius
ⓘ
Iamblichus of Chalcis ⓘ
surface form:
Iamblichus
Proclus ⓘ |
| developedIn | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
contemplation
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hierarchical structure of reality ⓘ mystical union with the One ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Plotinus ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcept |
Intellect
ⓘ
surface form:
Intellect (Nous)
World Soul ⓘ emanation ⓘ return to the One ⓘ the One ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalCenter |
Alexandria
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Athens ⓘ Rome ⓘ Apamea on the Orontes ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian school of Apamea
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| hasKeyFigure |
Damascius
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Iamblichus of Chalcis ⓘ
surface form:
Iamblichus
Plotinus ⓘ Porphyry ⓘ Proclus ⓘ |
| hasKeyText | Enneads ⓘ |
| influenced |
Augustine of Hippo
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Byzantine philosophy ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
Islamic philosophy ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ⓘ Renaissance Platonism ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelianism
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Middle Platonism ⓘ Pythagoreanism ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| opposedView | materialism ⓘ |
| period | 3rd century to 6th century CE ⓘ |
| positsLevelOfReality |
Intellect
ⓘ
surface form:
Intellect (Nous)
Soul ⓘ sensible world ⓘ the One ⓘ |
| reinterpretsWorkOf | Plato ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Gnosticism
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Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| systematizedBy | Porphyry ⓘ |
| teaches |
all reality emanates from a single transcendent source
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evil is privation of good ⓘ the One ⓘ
surface form:
the One is beyond being and intellect
the soul can ascend to the One ⓘ |
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Subject: Neoplatonism Description of subject: Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
Referenced by (122)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
subject surface form:
Parmenides (dialogue)
this entity surface form:
Neoplatonic school of Athens
subject surface form:
Primavera
this entity surface form:
Islamic Neoplatonism
subject surface form:
Book 8 (The City of God)