John Italos

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John Italos was an 11th-century Byzantine philosopher and scholar known for his attempts to integrate classical Greek philosophy, especially Neoplatonism, with Christian theology, which led to charges of heresy.

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instanceOf 11th-century philosopher
Byzantine philosopher
Byzantine scholar
logician
metaphysician
accusedOf excessive reliance on pagan philosophy
teaching doctrines contrary to Orthodox Christianity
activeInCentury 11th century
associatedWith Komnenian period of Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
charge heresy
citizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
condemnation Synod of 1082
condemnedBy Byzantine Church NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
educatedAt school of Michael Psellos NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork logic
metaphysics
philosophy of religion
influencedBy Aristotle
Michael Psellos NERFINISHED
Neoplatonists NERFINISHED
Plato
Proclus NERFINISHED
knownFor Byzantine philosophical controversies
integration of classical Greek philosophy with Christian theology
use of Neoplatonism in Christian thought
language Medieval Greek
mainInterest Aristotelian philosophy NERFINISHED
Christian theology
Neoplatonic philosophy
logic
metaphysics
movement Byzantine philosophy NERFINISHED
Neoplatonism NERFINISHED
notableIdea reinterpretation of Neoplatonic metaphysics in a Christian framework
systematic use of dialectic in Christian theology
notableWork Dialectica NERFINISHED
Quaestiones quodlibetales NERFINISHED
occupation philosopher
scholar
teacher
theologian
philosophicalSchool Christian Neoplatonism NERFINISHED
positionHeld head of the philosophical school in Constantinople
hypatos ton philosophon NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
studentOf Michael Psellos NERFINISHED
trial ecclesiastical trial in Constantinople
workLocation Constantinople NERFINISHED

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Michael Psellos influenced John Italos