Platonism

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek philosophy tradition
epistemological theory
metaphysical theory
philosophical doctrine
associatedConcept Form of the Good
Theory of Forms
linked to: Platonism

participation (methexis)
recollection (anamnesis)
two-worlds distinction
associatedWork Plato's Phaedo
linked to: Phaedo

Plato's Republic
Plato's Symposium
Plato's Timaeus
linked to: Timaeus
claims Forms are more real than sensible particulars
non-material Forms are fundamental reality
sensible world is less real than intelligible world
contrastsWith conceptualism
nominalism
coreThesis abstract entities exist independently of space and time
emphasizes existence of abstract Forms
existence of universals
hasMainProponent Plato
hasOriginPlace Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
hasVariant Middle Platonism
Neoplatonism
ethical Platonism
mathematical Platonism
hasViewOn epistemology
ethics
ontology
philosophy of mathematics
holdsThat Forms are eternal and unchanging
Forms exist independently of human minds
knowledge is of unchanging Forms
sensible objects participate in Forms
influenced Augustine of Hippo
Christian philosophy
Islamic philosophy
Neoplatonism
Plotinus
Thomas Aquinas
linked to: St. Thomas Aquinas

medieval scholasticism
modern analytic metaphysics
rationalism
influencedBy Pythagoreanism
Socratic philosophy
namedAfter Plato
supports realism about universals
timePeriodOfOrigin 4th century BCE

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Plato movement Platonism
Plato knownFor theory of Forms
linked to: Platonism
Plato knownFor Platonic realism
linked to: Platonism
Transcendentalism influencedBy Platonism
St. Augustine philosophicalSchool Christian Platonism
linked to: Platonism
Gregory of Nyssa philosophicalSchool Christian Platonism
linked to: Platonism
Orphic Mysteries influenced Platonism
Platonism associatedConcept Theory of Forms
linked to: Platonism
Academy of Athens (ancient) tradition Platonism
subject linked to: Academy of Athens
Form of the Good philosophicalTradition Platonism
subject linked to: the Good (Form of the Good)
Plotinus philosophicalSchool Platonism
Meno philosophicalSchool Platonism
Phaedrus philosophicalSchool Platonism
Timaeus centralConcept Platonic Forms
linked to: Platonism
Timaeus philosophicalTradition Platonism
Euthydemus philosophicalSchool Platonism
subject linked to: "Euthydemus" by Plato
Hermeticism influencedBy Platonism
Middle dialogues of Plato developsConcept Theory of Forms
linked to: Platonism
Form of Beauty partOf Platonic theory of Forms
subject linked to: the Form of Beauty
linked to: Platonism
Renaissance Platonism usesConcept Platonic Forms
linked to: Platonism
Aristotelianism influencedBy Platonism
Aristotelianism opposedBy Platonism
Epicureanism contrastsWith Platonism
Pythagoreanism influenced Platonism
Catechetical School of Alexandria theologicalOrientation Christian Platonism
linked to: Platonism
Kronecker’s finitism contrastsWith Platonism in mathematics
linked to: Platonism
Middle Platonism relatedConcept Platonism
Sophist philosophicalTradition Platonism
subject linked to: Plato's dialogue "Sophist"
Walter Pater notableWork Plato and Platonism
linked to: Platonism
Speusippus schoolOrTradition Platonism
Xenocrates philosophicalSchool Platonism