'''Ontologism''' is the philosophy that each person as an intuitive vision of [[God]], and that this vision is the source of all human knowledge. It originated with Platonic mysticism.
'''Ontologism''' is the philosophy that each person as an intuitive vision of [[God]], and that this vision is the source of all human knowledge. It originated with Platonic mysticism.
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[[Nicolas Malebranche]] (1638-1715) developed this theory further and [[Vicenzo Gioberti]] (1801-52) expanded on it.
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[[Nicolas Malebranche]] (1638-1715) developed this theory further and [[Vicenzo Gioberti]] (1801–52) expanded on it.
In 1861, [[Pope Pius IX]] declared on behalf of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], that this docrine is erroneous.
In 1861, [[Pope Pius IX]] declared on behalf of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], that this docrine is erroneous.