Calcidius

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Calcidius

medieval philosopher

Also known as: Chalcidius

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Platonism
Medieval Platonism
…4th century the Christian exegete Calcidius (Chalcidius) prepared a commentary on Plato’s Timaeus, which exerted an important influence on its medieval interpretation. A Christian Platonic theism of the type of which Boethius is the finest example thus arose; based on a reading of the Timaeus with Christian eyes, it continued…
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…4th century the Christian exegete Calcidius (Chalcidius) prepared a commentary on Plato’s Timaeus, which exerted an important influence on its medieval interpretation. A Christian Platonic theism of the type of which Boethius is the finest example thus arose; based on a reading of the Timaeus with Christian eyes, it continued…
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