stage 8
The Alexandrian School: Hypatia, Hierocles, Olympiodorus
To demonstrate the Alexandrian variant of Neoplatonism: more rational, scientific, and prone to compromise with Christianity.
📖 7 cards reading✦ 3 question◷ ~17 min
Stage tree
Reading
Hypatia: Life and Environment
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Test: Hypatia
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Synesius of Cyrene: Christian Neoplatonist
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Hierocles of Alexandria: Ethics and Providence
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Commentators on Aristotle: Ammonius, Philoponus, Olympiodorus
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Verification: Alexandrian Commentators
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Hermeticism and Alexandrian Neoplatonism
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Alchemy and Neoplatonic Philosophy
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Examination: Alchemy and Philosophy
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Comparison of the Athenian and Alexandrian Schools