Plotinus
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| - | + | '''Plotinus''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]: (ca. CE 204/5–270) was a major [[philosophy|philosopher]] of the ancient world who is widely considered the founder of [[Neoplatonism]] (along with his teacher [[Ammonius Saccas]]). Neoplatonism was an influential philosophy in [[Late Antiquity]]. Much of our biographical information about Plotinus comes from [[Porphyry (philosopher)|Porphyry]]'s preface to his edition of Plotinus' ''[[Enneads]]''. His [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] writings have inspired centuries of [[Paganism|Pagan]], [[Christian philosophy|Christian]], [[Jewish philosophy|Jewish]], [[Early Islamic philosophy|Islamic]] and [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] [[metaphysics|metaphysicians]] and [[mysticism|mystics]]. | |
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| - | '''Plotinus''' ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]: {{polytonic|Πλωτῖνος}}) (ca. CE 204/5–270) was a major [[philosophy|philosopher]] of the ancient world who is widely considered the founder of [[Neoplatonism]] (along with his teacher [[Ammonius Saccas]]). Neoplatonism was an influential philosophy in [[Late Antiquity]]. Much of our biographical information about Plotinus comes from [[Porphyry (philosopher)|Porphyry]]'s preface to his edition of Plotinus' ''[[Enneads]]''. His [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] writings have inspired centuries of [[Paganism|Pagan]], [[Christian philosophy|Christian]], [[Jewish philosophy|Jewish]], [[Early Islamic philosophy|Islamic]] and [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] [[metaphysics|metaphysicians]] and [[mysticism|mystics]]. | + | *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]] |
| + | *[[Disciples of Plotinus]] | ||
| + | *[[Emanationism]] | ||
| + | **''[[The Theology of Aristotle]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Henology]] | ||
| + | *[[Ignosticism]] | ||
| + | *[[Plutarch of Chaeronea]] | ||
| + | *[[Thomas Taylor (neoplatonist)|Thomas Taylor]] | ||
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Plotinus (Greek: (ca. CE 204/5–270) was a major philosopher of the ancient world who is widely considered the founder of Neoplatonism (along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas). Neoplatonism was an influential philosophy in Late Antiquity. Much of our biographical information about Plotinus comes from Porphyry's preface to his edition of Plotinus' Enneads. His metaphysical writings have inspired centuries of Pagan, Christian, Jewish, Islamic and Gnostic metaphysicians and mystics.
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See also
- Antiochus of Ascalon
- Disciples of Plotinus
- Emanationism
- Henology
- Ignosticism
- Plutarch of Chaeronea
- Thomas Taylor
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