Demiurge - Wikipedia In the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy, the Demiurge ( ˈdɛmi ɜːrdʒ ) is an artisan -like figure responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe Various schools of Gnostics adopted the term demiurge
The Gnostic Demiurge - Gnosticism Explained The demiurge (Greek demiurgos, [1] “craftsman” [2]) is the being who created the world in Gnosticism The Gnostics identified him with the god of the Old Testament
DEMIURGE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Nowadays, the word demiurge can refer to the individual or group chiefly responsible for a creative idea, as in "the demiurge behind the new hit TV show " Demiurge derives, via Late Latin, from Greek dēmiourgos, meaning "artisan," or "one with special skill "
Demiurge - New World Encyclopedia Demiurge (from the Greek δημιουργός dēmiourgós, meaning "artisan" or "craftsman") is a term for a creator deity or divine artisan responsible for the creation of the physical universe
What Is the Demiurge: Cosmic Craftsman or Evil God? The Demiurge is a creator god, but not the supreme one The word comes from the Greek “dēmiourgos,” meaning “public worker” or “skilled craftsman,” and it refers to a divine being who shaped the physical universe out of pre-existing materials
The Spiritually Blind Creator?: Why the Gnostic Demiurge Cannot Be . . . For centuries, Gnostic cosmology has offered a compelling, if unsettling, alternative to mainstream theodicy At the heart of this ancient belief system lies the figure of the Demiurge—a craftsman-god who fashions the material world not as an act of divine love, but as a cosmic mistake In this narrative, the Demiurge (often named Yaldabaoth or Saklas) is a spiritually blind, arrogant entity
Demiurge (Yaldabaoth) - Platos Creator Gnostic Craftsman The Demiurge, first conceptualized by Plato as a benevolent creator in his dialogue "Timaeus," is seen as the supreme craftsman of the universe, responsible for forming the World Soul and delegating the creation of life to lower deities