The Concept of Time in Late Neoplatonism
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"The Concept of Time in Late Neoplatonism" is a scholarly study by historian of science Shmuel Sambursky that analyzes how late Neoplatonic philosophers understood and theorized the nature of time within their metaphysical systems.
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Target entity: The Concept of Time in Late Neoplatonism Context triple: [Shmuel Sambursky, notableWork, The Concept of Time in Late Neoplatonism]
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"Plotinus against accusations of plagiarizing Numenius" refers to the historical controversy in which the Neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus was charged with borrowing extensively from the earlier thinker Numenius, prompting his disciple Amelius Gentilianus to write a detailed defense of Plotinus’s originality.
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The Individual and the Cosmos in Renaissance Philosophy
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Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
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The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy
The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy is Étienne Gilson’s influential study that systematically presents the central themes, methods, and metaphysical insights of medieval Christian thought as a coherent philosophical tradition.
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Target entity: The Concept of Time in Late Neoplatonism Target entity description: "The Concept of Time in Late Neoplatonism" is a scholarly study by historian of science Shmuel Sambursky that analyzes how late Neoplatonic philosophers understood and theorized the nature of time within their metaphysical systems.
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A.
Renaissance Platonism
Renaissance Platonism was a revival and reinterpretation of Plato’s philosophy during the Renaissance, blending classical Platonic ideas with Christian theology, humanism, and contemporary artistic and intellectual culture.
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B.
Plotinus against accusations of plagiarizing Numenius
"Plotinus against accusations of plagiarizing Numenius" refers to the historical controversy in which the Neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus was charged with borrowing extensively from the earlier thinker Numenius, prompting his disciple Amelius Gentilianus to write a detailed defense of Plotinus’s originality.
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C.
The Individual and the Cosmos in Renaissance Philosophy
The Individual and the Cosmos in Renaissance Philosophy is a seminal philosophical study by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes how Renaissance thinkers reconceived the relationship between human individuality and the structure of the universe.
-
D.
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus is a late antique Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s cosmological dialogue, the Timaeus.
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E.
The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy
The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy is Étienne Gilson’s influential study that systematically presents the central themes, methods, and metaphysical insights of medieval Christian thought as a coherent philosophical tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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scholarly study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
classical studies
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history of ideas ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| analyzes | late Neoplatonic theories of time ⓘ |
| author | Shmuel Sambursky ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | historian of science ⓘ |
| context | late antiquity ⓘ |
| examines | philosophical concept of time ⓘ |
| focusesOn | metaphysical systems of late Neoplatonic philosophers ⓘ |
| genre |
history of philosophy
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history of science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Shmuel Sambursky ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of science
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scholars ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Neoplatonism
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late Neoplatonism ⓘ
linked to:
Neoplatonism
time ⓘ |
| philosophicalTraditionCovered |
Neoplatonism
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late antique philosophy ⓘ |
| studies |
ontological status of time in late Neoplatonic thought
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relation between time and eternity in Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| workType | monograph ⓘ |
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