Plotinus
Sign in to savePlotinus (; , Plōtînos; – 270 CE) was a Hellenistic Greek philosopher, born and raised in Roman Egypt. Plotinus is regarded by modern scholarship as the founder of Neoplatonism.
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Plotinus was a Greek philosopher who lived in Roman Egypt and developed a major philosophical system called Neoplatonism that became influential in Western thought. He matters because scholars recognize him as the founder of Neoplatonism, one of the most important philosophical movements in history.
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- Born
- 204 A.D.
- Died
- 270 A.D.
- Works
- 149
Top works
- Plotini Ad gnosticos
- Opera
- The essence of Plotinus
- Ennead IV.8
- Die Enneaden des Plotin
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Plotinus (Greek: Πλωτῖνος) (ca. CE 204/5–270) was a major philosopher of the ancient world. In his system of theory there are the three principles: the One, the Intellect, and the Soul. His teacher was Ammonius Saccas and he is of the Platonic tradition. Historians of the 19th century invented the term Neoplatonism[citation needed] and applied it to him and his philosophy which was influential in Late Antiquity. Much of the biographical information about Plotinus comes from Porphyry's preface to
Works in European collections
32 objects attributed to Plotinus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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26 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Expedition to Persia and return to Rome
- Later life
- Major ideas
- The One
- Emanation by the One
- The true human and happiness
- Henosis
- Relation with contemporary philosophy and religion
- Plotinus's Relation to Plato
- Plotinus and the Gnostics
- Against causal astrology
- Film studies
- Influence
- Ancient world
- Christianity
- Islam
- Judaism
- Renaissance
- England
- India
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Plotinus (; , Plōtînos; – 270 CE) was a Hellenistic Greek philosopher, born and raised in Roman Egypt. Plotinus is regarded by modern scholarship as the founder of Neoplatonism.
His teacher was the self-taught philosopher Ammonius Saccas, who belonged to the Platonic tradition. Historians of the 19th century invented the term "Neoplatonism" and applied it to refer to Plotinus and his philosophy, which was vastly influential during late antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance.
