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Which two statements below express a belief of the Neoplatonists? helpp

A Humans can achieve perfection through dedication.

B Humans can overcome the imperfections of the material world.

C God, or the One, is the perfect source of Goodness from which all other things come.

D God is so utterly perfect that humans can never hope to share in God's eternal Goodness

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A. Humans can achieve perfection through dedication.

AND

B. Humans can overcome the imperfections of the material world.

Neoplatonism is a philosophical system that integrated Platonic philosophy nad Gnostic spiritual cravings.

The principles of the ideology include:

1. All exists from and because of the One.

2. The soul can rejoin the One.

3. Human perfection and happiness is achievable through philosophical contemplation.

4. The world is good if the soul remains governing the body.


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