In undergrad, one of my friends and I came up with the idea of a medieval-philosophy based magic system for a fantasy setting—essentially Platonic realism as magic. Wizards spent all their time collecting metaphysical materials, contemplating forms and such. Directly inspired by reading Plato, Plotinus and, I think, Augustine.
In undergrad, one of my friends and I came up with the idea of a medieval-philosophy based magic system for a fantasy setting—essentially Platonic realism as magic. Wizards spent all their time collecting metaphysical materials, contemplating forms and such. Directly inspired by reading Plato, Plotinus and, I think, Augustine.
Ars Magica does something somewhat similar.