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Dmitri Nikulin (b. 1962) is a philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research in New York City, New York, US. [1] He has been a visiting professor at the École pratique des hautes études, Paris and the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. [2] He has been a Fellow at the Alexander von Humboldt ...
Neoplatonism is a thought form rooted in the philosophy of Plato (c. 428-347 B.C.E.), but extending beyond or transforming it in many respects. Neoplatonism developed as a school of thought in the Roman Empire from the third to the fifth century of the common era (C.E.). Category: Philosophical movements and positions.
Notable ideas. Platonic theology. Proclus Lycius ( / ˈprɒkləs laɪˈsiəs /; 8 February 412 – 17 April 485), called Proclus the Successor ( Greek: Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος, Próklos ho Diádokhos ), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major classical philosophers of late antiquity. He set forth one of the most ...
Microcosm–macrocosm analogy. Illustration of the analogy between the human body and a geocentric cosmos: the head is analogous to the cœlum empyreum, closest to the divine light of God; the chest to the cœlum æthereum, occupied by the classical planets (wherein the heart is analogous to the sun ); the abdomen to the cœlum elementare; the ...
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Ammonius Saccas ( / əˈmoʊniəs /; Greek: Ἀμμώνιος Σακκᾶς; 175 AD – 243 AD) was a Hellenistic Platonist self-taught philosopher from Alexandria, generally regarded as the precursor of Neoplatonism and/or one of its founders. [1] [2] [3] He is mainly known as the teacher of Plotinus, whom he taught from 232 to 243. [2]
Jun 30, 2003 · Author and Citation Info. Back to Top. Plotinus. First published Mon Jun 30, 2003; substantive revision Thu Jun 28, 2018. Plotinus (204/5 – 270 C.E.), is generally regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism. He is one of the most influential philosophers in antiquity after Plato and Aristotle. The term ‘Neoplatonism’ is an invention of early ...
