Platonic Philosophy

  • 1Philosophy — • Detailed article on the history of the love of wisdom Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philosophy     Philosophy     † …

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  • 2philosophy of the academy — Philosophy of Plato, Platonic Philosophy …

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  • 3Philosophy (The) of the Italian Renaissance — The philosophy of the Italian Renaissance Jill Kraye TWO CULTURES: SCHOLASTICISM AND HUMANISM IN THE EARLY RENAISSANCE Two movements exerted a profound influence on the philosophy of the Italian Renaissance: scholasticism and humanism, both of… …

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  • 4Platonic Academy — ▪ Italian scholars Italian  Accademia Platonica,         a group of scholars in mid 15th century Florence who met under the leadership of the outstanding translator and promulgator of Platonic philosophy Marsilio Ficino (Ficino, Marsilio) (q.v.) …

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  • 5Platonic — Platonically, adv. /pleuh ton ik, play /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms. 2. pertaining to, involving, or characterized by Platonic love as a striving toward love of… …

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  • 6Platonic — /pləˈtɒnɪk/ (say pluh tonik) adjective 1. of or relating to the Greek philosopher Plato. 2. of or relating to love which, in Platonic philosophy, transcends the feeling for the individual and rises to a contemplation of the ideal. –Platonically,… …

  • 7Platonic love — (Latin: amor platonicus ), in its modern popular sense, is a non sexual affectionaterelationship. [cite web | url = http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=platonic+love | title = Platonic love | publisher = Dictionary.com | accessdate = 2007 11 …

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  • 8Philosophy and its background in the early medieval West — Rosamond McKitterick and John Marenbon ‘Libraries, schools and the dissemination of texts’ is by Rosamond McKitterick; the ‘Introduction’ and ‘Philosophical themes’ are by John Marenbon. INTRODUCTION The period from 800 to 1100 is even more… …

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  • 9Platonic —    , PLATONIC LOVE    Platonic love, from the Latin armor Platonicus, is nonphysical attraction between a man and a woman, sometimes called platonic friendship. This notion of friendship is loosely derived from views stated in Plato s Symposium,… …

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  • 10Platonic realism — is a philosophical term usually used to refer to the idea of realism regarding the existence of universals after the Greek philosopher Plato who lived between c. 427 ndash;c. 347 BC, student of Socrates, and the teacher of Aristotle. As… …

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