Intelligible Forms
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Intelligible Forms are the eternal, non-material archetypes or perfect realities grasped by the intellect in Neoplatonic philosophy, serving as the true essences behind all sensible things.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoplatonic concept
ⓘ
Platonic Form ⓘ metaphysical entity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
being-itself
ⓘ
true knowledge ⓘ unity and order ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
material particulars
ⓘ
sensible things ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Plotinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ later Neoplatonists ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
images
ⓘ
opinions ⓘ sense perception ⓘ shadows ⓘ |
| epistemicAccess |
contemplation
ⓘ
intellectual intuition ⓘ |
| functionAs |
causal models of particulars
ⓘ
paradigms for sensible things ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
eternal
ⓘ
immutable ⓘ indivisible ⓘ non-spatial ⓘ non-temporal ⓘ perfect ⓘ universal ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Plato ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Christian Neoplatonism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic philosophy ⓘ medieval metaphysics ⓘ |
| isA |
eternal archetype
ⓘ
intelligible reality ⓘ non-material reality ⓘ perfect essence ⓘ |
| knownBy |
intellect
ⓘ
nous ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Intellect in Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metaphysicalStatus |
causes of sensible things
ⓘ
primary realities ⓘ |
| ontologicalRealm | intelligible realm ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Neoplatonism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Forms
ⓘ
Ideas ⓘ Platonic Forms NERFINISHED ⓘ intelligibles ⓘ |
| roleInNeoplatonism |
archetypes of sensible realities
ⓘ
objects of intellectual knowledge ⓘ true essences of things ⓘ |
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