Did Eriugena directly study under Plotinus or Iamblichus?
No, he was not directly influenced by them
Yes, he was a student
He was a colleague
He was a rival
Answer
Eriugena did not directly study under Plotinus or Iamblichus, however he was influenced by their ideas. He was exposed to Neoplatonic thought through the works of other Christian thinkers, such as Augustine of Hippo and Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite. Eriugena's own work, On the Division of Nature, is heavily influenced by Neoplatonic thought, particularly the idea of the One and the Many.
Unraveling the Renaissance: The Life and Works of John Scotus Eriugena
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