Neoplatonism: Unity of Being Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
In this timeline game, players will have the opportunity to test their knowledge of historical events and their understanding of the concept of ‘Neoplatonism: Unity of Being’. By placing events in their correct chronological order, players will not only learn about key moments in history but also reflect on the interconnectedness and unity of all things.
- Players will need to carefully consider the sequence of events and the impact they had on shaping the world as we know it.
- By engaging with the game, players will deepen their understanding of the Neoplatonic idea that all existence emanates from a single, unified source.
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- c. 205 CE: Plotinus establishes Neoplatonism as a philosophical system
- 270 CE: Plotinus' Enneads are compiled and published
- c. 263 CE: Porphyry becomes a student of Plotinus
- c. 268 CE: Porphyry publishes 'Introduction to Categories'
- c. 301 CE: Porphyry becomes the head of the Neoplatonic school in Rome
- c. 245 CE: Iamblichus becomes a prominent Neoplatonist philosopher
- c. 300 CE: Iamblichus establishes his own school in Syria
- 412 CE: Proclus becomes a prominent Neoplatonist philosopher
- c. 450 CE: Proclus becomes the head of the Neoplatonic school in Athens
- c. 530 CE: Simplicius translates and comments on the works of Aristotle and Plato
- c. 532 CE: Damascius becomes the last head of the Neoplatonic school in Athens
- c. 520 CE: Boethius translates and comments on the works of Aristotle and Plato
- 9th-10th centuries CE: Neoplatonism influences Islamic philosophy through figures like Al-Kindi and Al-Farabi
- 4th-6th centuries CE: Neoplatonism influences Christian theology through figures like Augustine of Hippo and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
- c. 5th-15th centuries CE: Neoplatonism continues to be studied and discussed by philosophers throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- c. 15th century CE: The Renaissance philosopher Marsilio Ficino translates and promotes Neoplatonic texts
- 19th-20th centuries CE: Neoplatonism experiences a revival in the 19th and 20th centuries through figures like Friedrich Schelling and Henri Bergson
- present day: Neoplatonic ideas continue to influence contemporary philosophy and theology