Plotinus (/plɒˈtaɪnəs/; Greek: Πλωτῖνος, Plōtînos; c. 204/5 – 270 CE) was a Greek Platonist philosopher, born and raised in Roman Egypt. Plotinus is regarded...
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Neoplatonism (section Plotinus)
with Ammonius Saccas and his student Plotinus (c. 204/5–271 AD) and stretched to the sixth century. After Plotinus there were three distinct periods in...
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transmitted to the lower, which remained unchanged by the lower emanations. For Plotinus and Porphyry the emanations are as follows: To Hen (τό ἕν), The One: Deity...
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students of Plotinus. The philosopher Plotinus was the founder of a tradition later known as Neoplatonism. Porphyry, the most important of Plotinus's pupils...
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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...
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Enneads (category 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...
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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...
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and began a period known as Middle Platonism. In the 3rd century AD, Plotinus added additional mystical elements, establishing Neoplatonism, in which...
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