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Hellenistic Greek philosopher (c. 204/5–270)
theological concepts within different religions. Plotinus' student and biographer Porphyry reported that Plotinus was sixty-six years old when he died in 270
Plotinus
Platonic philosophical system
with Ammonius Saccas and his student Plotinus (c. AD 205 – 271) and stretched to the sixth century. After Plotinus there were three distinct periods in
Neoplatonism
Creation spirit in some schools of philosophy
outside of the truth." Plotinus, "Against the Gnostics", Ennead II, 9, 6. Plotinus, Arthur Hilary Armstrong (trans.) (1966). Plotinus: Enneads II (Loeb Classical
Demiurge
Magic used to invoke divine presence
transmitted to the lower, which remained unchanged by the lower emanations. For Plotinus and Porphyry the emanations are as follows: To Hen (τὸ ἕν), The One: Deity
Theurgy
as Plotinus and Porphyry, though perhaps not to later neoplatonists such as Iamblichus. Gnostics were in conflict with the idea expressed by Plotinus that
Gnosticism_and_Neoplatonism
Concept in philosophy, religion, rhetoric, and psychology
The logos was a key element in the meditations of Plotinus regarded as the first neoplatonist. Plotinus referred back to Heraclitus and as far back as Thales
Logos
Classical Greek word for mystical oneness
Stamatellos, Giannis (2007), Plotinus and the Presocratics: A Philosophical Study of Presocratic Influences in Plotinus' Enneads, SUNY Press, ISBN 978-0791470626
Henosis
3rd-century Phoenician Neoplatonist philosopher
maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) "The Enneads of Plotinus: Porphyry: On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of his Work". www.sacred-texts.com
Porphyry_of_Tyre
Philosophical system
and began a period known as Middle Platonism. In the 3rd century AD, Plotinus added additional mystical elements, establishing Neoplatonism, in which
Platonism
Students of 3rd century Neoplatonist Plotinus
students of Plotinus. The philosopher Plotinus was the founder of a tradition later known as Neoplatonism. Porphyry, the most important of Plotinus's pupils
List_of_students_of_Plotinus
Six collections of nine books by the Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus
collection of writings of the philosopher Plotinus, edited and compiled by his student Porphyry (c. AD 270). Plotinus was a student of Ammonius Saccas, and
Enneads
Hellenistic Platonist philosopher (175–243)
known as the teacher of Plotinus, whom he taught from 232 to 243. He was undoubtedly the most significant influence on Plotinus in his development of Neoplatonism
Ammonius_Saccas
Way of describing the divine by explaining what God is not
and Christian mysticism. Plotinus (204/5–270 AD) was the founder of Neo-Platonism. In the Neo-Platonic philosophy of Plotinus and Proclus, the first principle
Apophatic_theology
by Plotinus' works as mediated through the Theology and similar works. The translator attempted to integrate Aristotle's ideas with those of Plotinus —
Theology_of_Aristotle
Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic (c. 245 – c. 325)
under Anatolius of Laodicea and later studied under Porphyry, a pupil of Plotinus (the founder of Neoplatonism). Iamblichus disagreed with Porphyry about
Iamblichus
Search for an immaterial soul identity and its location
death. Plotinus believed in two parts of the soul, a higher level rational part and the lower level portion located in the entire body. Plotinus saw the
History of the location of the soul
History_of_the_location_of_the_soul
Underlying state or underlying substance
century Platonist philosopher Plotinus, who based it upon his understanding of the writings of Plato. According to Plotinus, these three "hypostases" are
Hypostasis (philosophy and religion)
Hypostasis_(philosophy_and_religion)
may be due in part to Plotinus' attempt to refute certain interpretations of Platonic philosophy, through his Enneads. Plotinus believed the followers
Neoplatonism_and_Christianity
Christian mystical practices
Companion to Plotinus, p. 32). "Everything comes from contemplation" (Cambridge Companion to Plotinus, p. 32). "According to his (Plotinus) metaphysical
Christian_mysticism
3rd century Alexandrian Platonist philosopher
clear that Origen's fellow students Plotinus and Longinus treated him with respect. According to Porphyry, Plotinus estimated him so far as to say that
Origen_the_Pagan
Concept in classical philosophy
Soul in Plotinus plays a role similar to the potential intellect in Aristotelian terminology. Lowest is matter. This was based largely upon Plotinus' reading
Nous
Superlative concept in the philosophy of Plato
universe. Plotinus compared his principle of 'the One' to an illuminating light, as Plato did with the Form of the Good. As a result of Plotinus' school
Form_of_the_Good
Philosophical discourse surrounding "The One"
or discourse on the One that appears most notably in the philosophy of Plotinus. Henology stands in contradistinction to several other philosophical disciplines
Henology
Theological and philosophical doctrine
Neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus, chiefly in the eighth tractate of his First Ennead. The scholarly view is that Plotinus’ doctrine of evil is monist
Absence_of_good
Adaptation of the Greek philosophical concept
Valentinius, a lesser deity known as the Demiurge (see also Neoplatonism, Plotinus) had a role in the creation of the material world separate from the Monad
Monad_(Gnosticism)
Philosophical aspects and arguments about suicide
committed against the interests of the state.' The neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus (205-270) devoted a short treatise (Ennead I, 9 = treatise 16) to the question
Philosophy_of_suicide
5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
only possible with Plotinus, the only other Neoplatonic writer for whom a significant amount of writings survive. Proclus, like Plotinus and many of the
Proclus
Philosophical treatise of Macrobius
authorities, but is unlikely to have read them all, or even the majority. Plotinus and Porphyry are his main sources, and he quotes frequently from Virgil
Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis
Commentarii_in_Somnium_Scipionis
Concept in metaphysics
(1992), p. 127. Buckley (2002). Dillon (1996); Brisson (1998). Plotinus, Enneads. Plotinus, Enneads, IV.3.1; V.1.2. Proclus, Elements of Theology. Sorabji
Anima_mundi
American scholar
Part 2: Plotinus, Theurgy, and the Question of Ritual," Dionysius 22 (2004): 29–56. 2003. "Unio Magica, Part 1: On the Magical Origins of Plotinus' Mysticism
Alexander_J._Mazur
Irish journalist, linguist and writer (1872–1934)
translation of Plotinus' Enneads was effectively his life's work, beginning in 1905 and finally finishing in 1930. Throughout his life, Plotinus remained a
Stephen_MacKenna
English educator and author (1909–1997)
Universe in the Philosophy of Plotinus: An Analytical and Historical Study, Cambridge University Press, 1940. Plotinus, (as Translator) Allen & Unwin
A._H._Armstrong
In ontology, the highest kinds or genera of entities
of development was taken by the second-century Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus (d. 270 CE), who, by a process of repeated abstraction, reduced Aristotle's
Theory_of_categories
Greek philosopher
continuity between his teaching and the Neoplatonic interpretation of Plotinus. All the sources related to the ἄγραφα δόγματα have been collected by Konrad
Plato
Concept in philosophy
intellect then turns possible knowledge into knowledge in act. According to Plotinus, the power of the Demiurge (the 'craftsman' of the cosmos) is derived from
Intelligible_form
English writer, theologian, retreat leader and pacifist (1875–1941)
essays (London: J. M. Dent 1920) at pp. 116–140. Underhill here addresses Plotinus (204–270) of Alexandria and later of Rome. In her preface, the author disclaims
Evelyn_Underhill
5th century BC Greek philosopher
Stamatellos, Giannis (2007). Plotinus and the Presocratics: A Philosophical Study of Presocratic Influences in Plotinus' Enneads. Albany: SUNY Press.
Empedocles
Medieval Christian hierarchy of living beings
is a concept derived from Plato, Aristotle (in his Historia Animalium), Plotinus and Proclus. Further developed during the Middle Ages, it reached full
Great_chain_of_being
Neoplatonist philosopher (c.213–273)
diction. In opposition to Plotinus, Longinus upheld the doctrine that the Platonic ideas existed outside the divine Nous. Plotinus, after reading his treatise
Cassius Longinus (philosopher)
Cassius_Longinus_(philosopher)
3rd century Neoplatonist philosopher and writer
Numenius of Apamea, he began attending the lectures of Plotinus in the third year after Plotinus came to Rome, and stayed with him for more than twenty
Amelius
Shamanic practice
symbolic stories about those patterns that have always been with us. In Plotinus' treatise on the nature of beauty, the beauty of the soul consists in the
Soul_flight
5th-century Roman author and historian
Eustathius, then after pointing out that a certain Plotinus Eustathius was Urban prefect in 462 observes "Plotinus would be a peculiarly appropriate name for
Macrobius
British scholar
Studies in Plato, Plotinus and Origen. (Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1964); Italian edition (Milan: Vita e Pensiero, 1995). Plotinus: The Road to
John_M._Rist
Mode by which all things are derived from the first reality, or principle
of emanation formulated by Plotinus. The primary classical exponent of emanationism was the neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus, who in his Enneads described
Emanationism
Ancient Greek philosopher (fl. c. 500 BC)
Stamatellos, Giannis (2007). Plotinus and the Presocratics: A Philosophical Study of Presocratic Influences in Plotinus' Enneads. State University of
Heraclitus
Profound religious thought
Forms. Plotinus as a (neo)Platonic philosopher also expressed contemplation as the most critical of components for one to reach henosis. To Plotinus the
Contemplation
Christian monk, theologian, scholar and saint (c.580–662)
and numerous later Platonic commentators on Aristotle and Plato, like Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. When one of his friends began espousing
Maximus_the_Confessor
Natural number
that one is not a number, but the source of number. In the philosophy of Plotinus (and that of other neoplatonists), 'The One' is the ultimate reality and
1
Series of Gnostic texts
February 2023. Porphyry. "On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of his Work". Porphyry, "Life of Plotinus". Retrieved 19 February 2023. Turner, John
Allogenes
4th-century Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician
Iamblichus and instead embraced the original Neoplatonism formulated by Plotinus. The Alexandrian school was renowned at the time for its philosophy, and
Hypatia
Ancient Greece, among which the most noticeable are Plato, Aristotle and Plotinus. When interpreting writings from this time, it is worth noticing that it
History_of_aesthetics
Neoplatonism Scholar
fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is best-known for his work on Plotinus, particularly his full-length translation of the Enneads that is based
Lloyd_P._Gerson
Collection of Gnostic and Christian texts
make use of fully developed Neoplatonism and thus need to be dated after Plotinus in the 3rd century. Apocalyptic literature Acts of the Apostles (genre)
Nag_Hammadi_library
Work by Proclus
Theology of Aristotle, another Arabic adaptation of a Neoplatonic work (Plotinus' Enneads), which was falsely attributed to Aristotle. Edition and English
Elements_of_Theology
4th-century bishop of Nyssa, Asia Minor
passage which may directly quote Plotinus. Considering this, it seems possible that Gregory was familiar with Plotinus and perhaps other figures in Neoplatonism
Gregory_of_Nyssa
Illustration of Aristotle's theory of categorisation
Part of a series on Neoplatonism Reconstructed bust believed to represent Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism Concepts Emanationism Hypostasis Porphyrian
Porphyrian_tree
Ancient Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
tried to refute Plotinus' arguments against the doctrine of categories, Dexippus endeavored to demonstrate that the positions of Plotinus and Aristotle
Dexippus_(philosopher)
5th-century work on angelology
Part of a series on Neoplatonism Reconstructed bust believed to represent Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism Concepts Emanationism Hypostasis Porphyrian
De_Coelesti_Hierarchia
Topics referred to by the same term
(born 1944), Beninese politician Surname Ammonius Saccas, the master of Plotinus and Origen Brian Sacca (born 1978), American actor, writer and producer
Sacca
Concept in Platonic philosophy
in Platonic philosophy, developed by Neoplatonic philosophers such as Plotinus. Several philosophers in the twentieth-century repurposed the concept,
Metaxy
Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)
writings of many of the Neoplatonists, including Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Plotinus. Among his many students were Niccolò Valori and Francesco Cattani da Diacceto
Marsilio_Ficino
Minor goddess in Greek mythology, personification of deceit
of truth.[citation needed] Neoplatonic philosophers such as Proclus and Plotinus discuss Eros and Aphrodite in the sense that deception (Apate) and illusion
Apate
Concept of eternal life
soul can never die. Plotinus offers a version of the argument that Kant calls "The Achilles of Rationalist Psychology". Plotinus first argues that the
Immortality
General philosophy of beauty during the Medieval period
pity'. Plotinus is notable for his writings about beauty, which form a substantial part of what has come to be known as Neoplatonism. Plotinus particularly
Medieval_aesthetics
Calendar year
emperor of Cao Wei (d. 239) Gu Tan, Chinese official and politician (d. 246) Plotinus, Greek philosopher and writer (d. 270) Shan Tao, Chinese Taoist scholar
205
Roman god of the sky
Jupiter to refer to the three divine hypostases of the Neoplatonic school of Plotinus: the First God (Caelus), Intellect (Saturn), and Soul, son of the Intelligible
Caelus
English translator and Neoplatonist (1758–1835)
of Plotinus, and Extracts from the Treatise of Synesius on Providence. With an Introduction containing the substance of Porphyry's Life of Plotinus 1818
Thomas_Taylor_(Neoplatonist)
Endless time or timelessness
(December 2013). Eternity in Plotinus: Abstract. Athens: DEREE-Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος – via Giannis Stamatellos (2007) Plotinus and the Presocratics: A
Eternity
Medieval theory about human intellect
related ideas propounded by previous thinkers such as Aristotle himself, Plotinus, Al-Farabi, Avicenna (Ibn Sina) and Avempace (Ibn Bajja). Once Latin translations
Averroes's theory of the unity of the intellect
Averroes's_theory_of_the_unity_of_the_intellect
French philosopher and writer (1913–1960)
his licence de philosophie (BA) in 1936 after presenting his thesis on Plotinus. Camus developed an interest in early Christian philosophers, but Nietzsche
Albert_Camus
Ancient Greek god of music, healing, prophecy and more
Pythagoras Xenophanes Parmenides Empedocles Socrates Plato Aratus Plutarch Plotinus Iamblichus Texts Argonautica Bibliotheca Catasterismi Corpus Hermeticum
Apollo
Concept in Pythagorean philosophy
motion.[citation needed] Later Neoplatonic Philosophers and idealists like Plotinus treated the dyad as a second cause (demiurge),[citation needed] which was
Dyad_(philosophy)
Irish Catholic philosopher and theologian (c. 800 – c. 877)
Neoplatonist, though he was not influenced directly by such pagan philosophers as Plotinus or Iamblichus. Jean Trouillard stated that, although he was almost exclusively
John_Scotus_Eriugena
View of God without parts or features
instances, see Plotinus, Second Ennead, Fourth Tractate, Section 8 (Stephen MacKenna's translation, Sacred Texts) "The Enneads of Plotinus: The Fifth Ennead:
Divine_simplicity
Latin prose writer of late antiquity
based on Neoplatonism, the Platonic school of philosophy pioneered by Plotinus and his followers. Like his near-contemporary Macrobius, who also produced
Martianus_Capella
Theory by Eduard Norden
being unknown, but also his identity or essence.[citation needed] For Plotinus, the first principle of reality is "the One", an utterly simple, ineffable
Unknown_God
Philosophical concept of a most basic substance, or supreme being
equivalent comparators. Pythagorean and Neoplatonic philosophers like Plotinus and Porphyry of Tyre condemned Gnosticism (see Neoplatonism and Gnosticism)
Monad_(philosophy)
Pythagoras Xenophanes Parmenides Empedocles Socrates Plato Aratus Plutarch Plotinus Iamblichus Texts Argonautica Bibliotheca Catasterismi Corpus Hermeticum
Lists of Greek mythological figures
Lists_of_Greek_mythological_figures
Theological attempt to resolve the problem of evil
ISBN 0-19-823799-5. O'Brien, D. (1996). "Plotinus on matter and evil". In Gerson, L. P. (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Plotinus. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Theodicy
Grimoire of ceremonial magic published in 1575
culture, including Ancient Greek philosophy, the Sibylline oracles and Plotinus, in addition to the contemporaneous theology and occult philosophy of figures
Arbatel_de_magia_veterum
Sethian Gnostic text
February 2023. Porphyry. "On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of his Work". Porphyry, "Life of Plotinus". Retrieved 18 February 2023. Majercik,
Zostrianos
Branch of philosophy relating to the material world
the basis of evil. Plotinus revived the ideas of Plato and Aristotle. Many Christians, such as Augustine of Hippo, accepted Plotinus as the greatest of
Philosophy_of_matter
Metaphysical theories ascribed to Plato
interpretation. They see Plotinus, the founder of Neo-Platonism, as advancing a tradition of thought begun by Plato himself. Plotinus's metaphysics, at least
Plato's_unwritten_doctrines
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
the divine. It is an inward "knowing", comparable to that encouraged by Plotinus (neoplatonism), and differs from proto-orthodox Christian views. Gnostics
Gnosticism
City in Lebanon
Neoplatonic philosopher and writer, he edited and published The Enneads of Plotinus and his Isagoge, an introduction to logic and philosophy, was the standard
Tyre,_Lebanon
Techniques to train attention and awareness
involving attention (prosoche) and concentration and by the 3rd century Plotinus had developed meditative techniques. The word meditation comes from the
Meditation
1841 essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson
the Western philosophical canon (e.g., in the works of Plato, Plutarch, Plotinus, Proclus—all of whose writings Emerson read extensively throughout his
The_Over-Soul
Principal object of faith in theism
the first being or an indivisible origin. The philosophy of Plato and Plotinus refers to "The One", which is the first principle of reality that is "beyond"
God
Stage of philosophy development
skepticism of the new Academy – until the development of neoplatonism under Plotinus in the 3rd century. Middle Platonism absorbed many doctrines from the rival
Middle_Platonism
Philosophical concept
the reasoning of which was later studied and commented on by Simplicius. Plotinus considered infinity, during the 3rd century A.D. Simplicius, alive circa
Infinity_(philosophy)
German historian (1905-1999)
the University of Heidelberg under Ernst Hoffmann with a dissertation on Plotinus. He did postdoctoral work at the universities of Berlin and Freiburg. At
Paul_Oskar_Kristeller
French historian and philosopher (1922–2010)
Hadot published translations of and commentaries on Porphyry, St. Ambrose, Plotinus, and Marcus Aurelius. Hadot was married to the historian of philosophy
Pierre_Hadot
Queen of the sea and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology
Pythagoras Xenophanes Parmenides Empedocles Socrates Plato Aratus Plutarch Plotinus Iamblichus Texts Argonautica Bibliotheca Catasterismi Corpus Hermeticum
Amphitrite
corrected and put punctuation to my copy in Ravenna together with Macrobius Plotinus Eudoxius, vir clarissimus» (Hedrick, Charles W., History and Silence, University
Aurelii_Symmachi
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
University Press, 2006. p. 223 Mark Edwards, Neoplatonic saints: the Lives of Plotinus and Proclus by their Students, Liverpool University Press, 2000, p. 100;
Hecate
Faculty of the human mind
Aquinas (1947). Honderich (2005); Colman (2008). Hendrix (2015), p. 114. Plotinus (1991). Aristotle (1907). Davidson (1992), p. 6; Gutas (2001). Davidson
Intellect
Study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature
Aristotle: Poetics, Rhetoric Horace: Art of Poetry Longinus: On the Sublime Plotinus: On the Intellectual Beauties St. Augustine: On Christian Doctrine Boethius:
Literary_criticism
Psychology school of thought
traditions and authorities such as Henry Corbin, Giambattista Vico, and Plotinus. Archetypal psychology relativizes and deliteralizes the notion of ego
Archetypal_psychology
Personification of the Earth in Greek mythology
Pythagoras Xenophanes Parmenides Empedocles Socrates Plato Aratus Plutarch Plotinus Iamblichus Texts Argonautica Bibliotheca Catasterismi Corpus Hermeticum
Gaia
Philosophical origins and foundation of Western civilization
Also affected by the neopythagoreans, the neoplatonists, first of them Plotinus, argued that mind exists before matter, and that the universe has a singular
Ancient_Greek_philosophy
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flesh; relationship
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I am with God
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Initiation
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Love for the World
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English
From the crane meadow.
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Amazon.
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n.
A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy.
n.
A disciple of Plotinus, a celebrated Platonic philosopher of the third century, who taught that the human soul emanates from the divine Being, to whom it reunited at death.