Demiurge

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In the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy, the Demiurge () is an artisan-like figure responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe. Various schools of Gnostics adopted the term demiurge. Although a fashioner, the demiurge is not necessarily the same as the creator figure in the monotheistic sense, because the demiurge itself and the material from which the demiurge fashions the universe are both considered consequences of something else. Depending on the system, they may be considered either uncreated and eternal or the product of some other entity. Some of these systems are monotheistic, while others are henotheistic or polytheistic. The word demiurge is an English word derived from demiurgus, a Latinised form of the Greek δημιουργός (dēmiurgós). It was originally a common noun meaning "craftsman" or "artisan", but gradually came to mean "producer" and eventually "creator". The philosophical usage and the proper noun derive...

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