People, places, and concepts that appear across multiple books in the collection. Discover connections between texts.
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A name shared by several figures in Hellenistic Jewish history, most notably Aristobulus of Paneas, who attempted to harmonize Jewish scripture with Greek philosophy. He is often cited as a precursor to the synthesis of faith and reason.
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An Athenian statesman and general known as 'the Just,' frequently cited in humanist literature as a model of civic virtue and integrity.
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A Persian polymath and theologian whose works on philosophy and mysticism influenced both Islamic and Western scholastic thought, particularly regarding the reconciliation of faith and reason.
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The father of the philosopher Plato; his name appears in historical and biographical accounts of the lineage of the great thinkers of antiquity.
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The infinite serpent of Hindu cosmology upon which Vishnu rests, symbolizing the eternal nature of the universe in Tantric and Jyotish texts.
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A mathematical and musical interval representing the difference between a major semitone and a minor semitone, critical in the calculation of early tuning systems.
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Institutions of higher learning modeled after classical precedents that were instrumental in the Renaissance revival of Platonism and the development of modern science.
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An ancient city in Mysia, on the Hellespont, famous in classical literature for the myth of Hero and Leander and as the site of Xerxes' bridge of boats.
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The ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, often identified with the Roman Venus and used as an alchemical symbol for copper or specific planetary influences.
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One of the central protagonists of the Indian epic Mahabharata and the interlocutor of Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, representing the archetypal seeker and warrior.
A 2nd-century CE Middle Platonist philosopher known for his rigid adherence to Plato's teachings and his vehement opposition to Aristotelianism.
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The Platonic theory that the soul possesses innate knowledge of divine truths from a prior existence, which can be recovered through philosophical contemplation and dialectic.
High-ranking celestial beings in the hierarchies of Abrahamic religions and Western esotericism, often serving as cosmic governors or divine messengers.
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A fundamental concept in early modern natural magic and medicine describing the natural repulsion or 'hidden enmity' between certain substances or beings.
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In classical and early modern natural philosophy, the fifth element or 'quintessence' believed to fill the celestial spheres and facilitate the transmission of light.
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A fundamental Aristotelian and Scholastic distinction used to explain change and motion in the universe. 'Act' refers to the fulfillment or realization of a thing, while 'potency' refers to its capacity for such realization.
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