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Platonist

noun as in idealist

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The Platonists’ doctrines of recurrence and reminiscence were not the real problem, however; both were endorsed by Proclus, who still wrote, as the Greeks did, in terms of discovery.

Overall, Christians were more sympathetic to the Platonist view than to its alternatives, because they believed in a life after death.

From Salon

Simón and the tutor, by contrast, are Platonists: They believe in numbers and their relationships as eternal, universal truths.

In Mr. LaRouche’s view, Mr. Johnson continued, “true Platonists believe that industrialization, technology and classical music should be used to bring wealth and enlightenment to the citizens of the world.”

If you find such regularities astonishing, you're a Platonist at heart.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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