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Who stated that Eriugena "reinvented the greater part of Theses of Neoplatonism"?
Jean Trouillard
Bertrand Russell
Augustine of Hippo
Thomas Aquinas
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Jean Trouillard stated that Eriugena "reinvented the greater part of Theses of Neoplatonism". Trouillard was a French scholar who wrote extensively on Eriugena and his work. He argued that Eriugena was a Neoplatonist philosopher who was influenced by the writings of Plotinus and Proclus. Trouillard also argued that Eriugena was a Christian thinker who was able to synthesize Christian and Neoplatonic ideas in his work.
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