Neoplatonism in the Middle Ages Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Neoplatonism in the Middle Ages was a philosophical movement that sought to reconcile the teachings of Plato with Christian theology. One way to explore this fascinating era is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- The rise of Neoplatonism in the late Roman Empire
- The translation of Neoplatonic texts into Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age
- The influence of Neoplatonism on medieval Christian theologians like St. Augustine
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- 3rd century AD: Plotinus founds Neoplatonism
- 3rd century AD: Porphyry becomes a prominent Neoplatonist philosopher
- 3rd-4th century AD: Iamblichus develops Neoplatonism further
- 5th century AD: Proclus becomes a leading Neoplatonist thinker
- late 5th-early 6th century AD: Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite writes works influenced by Neoplatonism
- 6th century AD: Boethius translates works of Neoplatonism into Latin
- 9th century AD: John Scotus Eriugena incorporates Neoplatonic ideas into Christian theology
- 9th-10th century AD: Islamic philosophers like Al-Kindi and Al-Farabi incorporate Neoplatonic ideas into their works
- 11th century AD: Avicenna (Ibn Sina) develops his own Neoplatonic philosophy
- 12th century AD: Averroes (Ibn Rushd) writes commentaries on Aristotle influenced by Neoplatonism
- 13th century AD: Thomas Aquinas incorporates Neoplatonic ideas into his Christian theology
- 15th century AD: Marsilio Ficino translates works of Neoplatonism into Latin during the Renaissance
- 16th century AD: Giordano Bruno and other Renaissance thinkers are influenced by Neoplatonism
- ongoing: Neoplatonism continues to influence Western philosophy and theology into the modern era