Syrian school of Neoplatonism

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Neoplatonist school late antique philosophical movement philosophical school

The Syrian school of Neoplatonism was a late antique philosophical movement, centered in Syria and associated especially with Iamblichus, that emphasized theurgy, religious ritual, and a more elaborate metaphysical hierarchy than earlier Neoplatonism.

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Neoplatonic school at Apamea 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoplatonist school ⓘ
late antique philosophical movement ⓘ
philosophical school ⓘ
associatedWith Iamblichus of Chalcis NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreConcept emphasis on divine ineffability ⓘ
hierarchy of being ⓘ
multiplicity of divine hypostases ⓘ
ritual mediation between humans and gods ⓘ
salvific role of theurgy ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
developsFrom Plotinian Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
distinguishesFrom Alexandrian school of Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Athenian school of Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes divine hierarchy ⓘ
metaphysical hierarchy ⓘ
religious piety ⓘ
ritual practice ⓘ
theurgy ⓘ
influenced Athenian school of Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Byzantine philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
later pagan philosophy ⓘ
medieval Christian thought ⓘ
influencedBy Chaldean Oracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hellenistic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainInterest Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
religious ritual ⓘ
theurgy ⓘ
metaphysicalFeature more elaborate hierarchy than Plotinus ⓘ
proliferation of intermediate divine beings ⓘ
notablePhilosopher Aedesius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iamblichus of Chalcis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maximus of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sopater of Apamea NERFINISHED ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousOrientation pagan ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century ⓘ
4th century ⓘ
viewOnReason philosophical reasoning is insufficient without theurgy ⓘ
viewOnRitual rituals have metaphysical efficacy ⓘ
viewOnTheurgy theurgy is necessary for union with the divine ⓘ

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Iamblichus of Chalcis → philosophicalSchool → Syrian school of Neoplatonism ⓘ
Iamblichus of Chalcis → schoolFounded → Syrian school of Neoplatonism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neoplatonic school at Apamea