Editing Divine simplicity (section)

==History==
Views similar to divine simplicity were held by philosophers such as [[Plato]], [[Thales of Miletus|Thales]] and [[Anaximenes of Miletus|Anaximenes]]. Classical statements about divine simplicity can be found in [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]], [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]] and [[Thomas Aquinas]]. In [[early Christianity]], [[Philo|Philo of Alexandria]] said that the belief of God as utterly simple was widely held.<ref name="Divine Simplicity | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy">{{Cite web |title=Divine Simplicity {{!}} Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy |url=https://iep.utm.edu/divine-simplicity/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> One of the earliest mentions of divine simplicity in Christian theology is by [[Irenaeus]] (130{{snd}}{{circa|202 AD|lk=yes}}).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Simons |first=Jonatán |url=https://brill.com/display/title/68166 |title=Divine Simplicity in the Theology of Irenaeus |date=2023-09-28 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-67763-0 |language=en}}</ref> Early Christian theology viewed simplicity as necessary for preserving God's transcendence; [[Athenagoras of Athens]], in the second century, said that God is indivisible and unchangeable.<ref name="Divine Simplicity | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy" /> [[Clement of Alexandria]], [[Basil of Caesarea|Basil]], and [[Cyril of Alexandria|Cyril]] saw simplicity as preserving the transcendence and perfection of God.<ref name="Divine Simplicity | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy" />