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Neoplatonism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The term “Neoplatonism” refers to a philosophical school of thought that first emerged and flourished in the Greco-Roman world of late antiquity, roughly from the time of the Roman Imperial Crisis to the Arab conquest, i.e., the middle of the 3 rd to the middle of the 7 th century.

Neoplatonism | Mysticism, Philosophy, Theology | Britannica
Neoplatonism, the last school of Greek philosophy, given its definitive shape in the 3rd century ce by the one great philosophical and religious genius of the school, Plotinus.

Neoplatonism - Wikipedia
Neoplatonism was not just a revival of Plato's ideas, it is all based on Plotinus' created synthesis, which incorporated the works and teachings of Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, and other Greek philosophers.

Neo-Platonism - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Neo-platonism (or Neoplatonism) is a modern term used to designate the period of Platonic philosophy beginning with the work of Plotinus and ending with the closing of the Platonic Academy by the Emperor Justinian in 529 C.E.

Platonism - Neoplatonism, Philosophy, Mysticism | Britannica
Neoplatonism is the modern name given to the form of Platonism developed by Plotinus in the 3rd century ce and modified by his successors. It came to dominate the Greek philosophical schools and remained predominant until the teaching of philosophy by pagans ended in the second half of the 6th century ce. It represents the final form of pagan ...

Neoplatonism: How Does it Relate to Plato? - TheCollector
Neoplatonism is a term that has been applied after the fact — no Neoplatonist called themselves a Neoplatonist – and it is something of a misnomer insofar as it represents the project of the Neoplatonists as an attempt to revive Plato’s doctrines.

Neoplatonism - Encyclopedia.com
Neoplatonism was the dominant philosophical current in late antiquity, and it had a lasting influence in the Middle Ages when it was adopted by Christian and Muslim thinkers.

Selected Works of Augustine Neoplatonism: The Importance ... - SparkNotes
Plato’s influence on philosophy was widespread during the later Roman Empire, the time in which Augustine lived. The philosopher Plotinus (204–270 CE), in particular, was responsible for redefining and reshaping Platonic philosophy into a cohesive system of thought called Neoplatonism.

Neoplatonism - Classics - Oxford Bibliographies
Neoplatonism (also called “Platonism”) refers to the school of philosophical and religious thought, beginning with the philosopher Plotinus (b. 204–d. 270 CE), which is marked by certain metaphysical teachings on Plato and Aristotle.

Introduction (Chapter 1) - Neoplatonism - Cambridge University Press ...
What is Neoplatonism? “Neoplatonism” refers to a school of thought that began in approximately 245 ce, when a man called Plotinus moved from the intellectual centre of the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria, Egypt, to settle in the capital of the Roman Empire, where he began teaching his interpretation of Plato's philosophy, gaining many ...