What fist became available in the 9th Century?
Latin translations of Late Ancient Neoplatonic texts
When did they become more meaningful?
from the 12th century onward.
What does Neoplatonism mean?
it is a modern term for a strand of Platonic philosophy
When did it begin?
3rd century CE
By who?
Plotinus
Anyone else?
yes
Who?
Porphyry
Is it used today?
yes
How so?
it is still popular in modern-day spirituality
Did different religions use it?
yes
When?
In the Middle Ages
Which ones?
by Islamic, Christian, and Jewish thinkers
Can you give an example of someone famous that used it?
al-Farabi
Any others?
Solomon ibn Gabirol ("Avicebron")
When was he born?
unknown