1. Neo Platonism AP Euro

2. SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT THE LINKS IN THIS POWER POINT … You do not have to take notes on everything! I will let you know on each slide where there is a link how much you need to worry about

3. Intellectual and Theological Movements in Late Roman Antiquity Greek Philosophy: Greek Philosophy: Platonism (Plato) Platonism (Plato) Theory of Forms Theory of Forms Middle Platonism (Origen) Middle Platonism (Origen) Divine Mind Divine Mind Neo-Platonism (Plotinus) Neo-Platonism (Plotinus) The One The One Augustine of Hippo: Augustine of Hippo: Greek Philosophy and Christian Faith Greek Philosophy and Christian Faith Logic and Reason Logic and Reason Origen Plotinus Augustine

4. Platonism Allegory of the Cave Theory of Forms http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/platform.htm Take notes from the link above!! The whole document These forms come from a divine being(s)

5. Middle Platonism Divine Mind = Middle Platonism Origen took concept of divine mind and linked it to the Christian concept of the Holy Trinity Holy Trinity = Divine Mind Father = perfect unity & purity of the spirit Son = logos (reason) & sophia (wisdom) of the Father Holy Spirit = sanctification of human souls Allowed for each part of the Trinity to be viewed as a god … this made it easier for Pagans to understand & conversion more successful Check out this site for a more detailed explanation http://www.iep.utm.edu/midplato/ Take notes from the link above!! Just the Introduction

6. Neo-Platonism Plotinus = Roman Philosopher Concept of “The One” Augustine of Hippo = Church Father Began synthesis of Christian thought & pagan philosophy The One = Christian God The One Exits outside of being … transcendent Entire universe emanates from The One Check out this site for more info! http://www.iep.utm.edu/neoplato/#H1 Take notes from the link above!! Just the Introduction

7. Ficino, Mirandolla & Neo-Platonism Ficino Credited with synthesizing Platonism & Christian doctrine Mirandola Student of Ficino Took what Ficino did and went further … synthesized ALL of renaissance thought! http://faculty.uml.edu/CulturalStudies/Italian_Renaissance/8_9_c.ht mhttp://faculty.uml.edu/CulturalStudies/Italian_Renaissance/8_9_c.ht m Great Resource … Paper by Scholar Richard Hooker http://hermetic.com/texts/neoplatonism.html Take notes from both links above!! The whole document