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Porphyry

Also known as Porphyry of Tyre, Malchus

3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

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Porphyry was a Greek philosopher from the 3rd century who developed and taught Neoplatonism, an influential school of thought that emphasized spiritual contemplation and the pursuit of unity with a transcendent reality. His ideas shaped Western philosophy and theology for centuries and remain studied today for their contributions to metaphysics and religious thought.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Tyre
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Latin
Field of work: philosophy
Image: Porphyrios Sucevita Fresco (cropped).jpg
Work location: Rome

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described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
Commons category: Porphyry (philosopher)
date of death: 0301-00-00
date of birth: 0233-00-00
student: Iamblichus
time period: Roman Empire
writing language: Latin
birth name: Malchus
name in native language: Πορφύριος
P12749: Magnus Hirschfeld
Commons Creator page: Porphyry

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Porphyry, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Porphyrii Institutio. Aristotelis categoriae. Eiusdem......., id is from interpretaione Liber. Analyticcon priorum eiusdem.i partitionum priorum Lib. II. Partitionum posteriorum, siue Partiatis scientiae Lib. II

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Porphyrii Institutio. Aristotelis categoriae

Porphyrii introductio in Apotelesmata Ptolemaei

Porphyrii Introductio

Porphyrii Introductio in decem praedicamenta Aristotelis

Porphyrii Introductio

Porphyrius De Porinentia ab animantibus

Porphyrii philosophi pythagorrici de non necandis ad epulandum animantibus libri IIII [Texto impreso]; eiusdem... sententiae ducentes ad inteligentiam rerum quae mente noscuntur

Porphyriu Peri tu en tē Odysseia tōn nymphōn antru = De antro Nympharum

De vita Pythagorae

Porphyrii Philosophi Ad Marcellam :Accedit Eiusdem Porphyrii Poëticum Fragmentum

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Encyclopedic overview

Porphyry (/ˈpɔːrfɪri/; Koine Greek: Πορφύριος, romanized: Porphýrios; c. 234 – c. AD 305) was a Phoenician Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman rule. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher.

He wrote original works in the Greek language on a wide variety of topics, ranging from music theory to Homer to vegetarianism. His Isagoge or Introduction, an introduction to logic and philosophy, was the standard textbook on logic throughout the Middle Ages in its Latin and Arabic translations. Porphyry was, and still is, also well known for his anti-Christian polemics. Through works such as Philosophy from Oracles and Against the Christians (which was banned by Constantine the Great), he was involved in a controversy with early Christians.

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