Early modern European alchemy continued to exhibit a diversity of theories, practices, and purposes: "Scholastic and anti-Aristotelian, Paracelsian and anti-Paracelsian, Hermetic, Neoplatonic, mechanistic, vitalistic, and more—plus virtually every combination and compromise thereof.
ˈɜːli mˈɑːdɚn jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ˈælkəmi kəntˈɪnjuːd tʊ ɛɡzˈɪbɪt ɐ daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv θˈiəɹiz, pɹˈæktɪsᵻz, ænd pˈɜːpəsᵻz: "skəlˈæstɪk ænd ˈæntaɪˌæɹɪstoʊtˈiːliən, pˌæɹəsˈɛlsiən ænd ˈæntaɪpˌæɹəsˈɛlsiən, hɜːmˈɛɾɪk, nˌiːoʊplɐtˈɑːnɪk, mˌɛkɐnˈɪstɪk, vˌaɪɾəlˈɪstɪk, ænd mˈoːɹ—plˈʌs vˈɜːtʃuːəli ˈɛvɹi kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən ænd kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz ðɛɹˈɑːv.