Neoplatonism and Christian Thought Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Neoplatonism and Christian Thought come together in this engaging timeline game. Test your knowledge of the historical connections between these two philosophies as you place events in their correct chronological order.
- Key detail 1: Explore how Neoplatonic ideas influenced early Christian theologians.
- Key detail 2: Discover how figures such as Augustine of Hippo and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite bridged the gap between Neoplatonism and Christianity.
- Key detail 3: Compare and contrast the metaphysical concepts of both philosophies as you progress through the game.
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- c. 205 AD: Plotinus founds Neoplatonism
- c. 185-254 AD: Origen of Alexandria incorporates Neoplatonism into Christian theology
- c. 386 AD: Augustine of Hippo converts to Christianity
- c. 386-430 AD: Augustine begins to incorporate Neoplatonism into his Christian writings
- c. 500 AD: Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite writes works that blend Neoplatonism and Christian theology
- c. 480-524 AD: Boethius translates works of Neoplatonist philosophers into Latin
- c. 810-877 AD: John Scotus Eriugena translates Pseudo-Dionysius into Latin
- c. 1033-1109 AD: Anselm of Canterbury incorporates Neoplatonic ideas in his ontological argument for the existence of God
- c. 1225-1274 AD: Thomas Aquinas synthesizes Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology
- c. 1260-1328 AD: Meister Eckhart combines Neoplatonic mysticism with Christian mysticism
- c. 1401-1464 AD: Nicholas of Cusa explores the relationship between Neoplatonism and Christianity in his writings
- c. 1433-1499 AD: Marsilio Ficino translates works of Plato and other Neoplatonists into Latin
- c. 14th-16th centuries AD: Renaissance humanists study Neoplatonic philosophy alongside Christian theology
- c. 1548-1600 AD: Giordano Bruno is influenced by Neoplatonism in his theological and philosophical writings
- c. 1571-1630 AD: Johannes Kepler incorporates Neoplatonic ideas into his scientific work
- c. 1803-1882 AD: Ralph Waldo Emerson combines Neoplatonism with Transcendentalism in his philosophical writings
- c. 1801 AD: Plotinus' Enneads are translated into English by Thomas Taylor
- 21st century AD: Philosophers like Alain de Botton explore the influence of Neoplatonism on Christian thought in modern times