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Jun 30, 2003 · Plotinus (204/5 – 270 C.E.), is generally regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism. He is one of the most influential philosophers in antiquity after Plato and Aristotle. The term ‘Neoplatonism’ is an invention of early 19 th century European scholarship and indicates the penchant of historians for dividing ‘periods’ in history.
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Plotinus ( / plɒˈtaɪnəs /; Greek: Πλωτῖνος, Plōtînos; c. 204/5 – 270 CE) was a Greek Platonist philosopher, born and raised in Roman Egypt. Plotinus is regarded by modern scholarship as the founder of Neoplatonism. [1] [2] [3] [4] His teacher was the self-taught philosopher Ammonius Saccas, who belonged to the Platonic tradition.
Aug 23, 2015 · Plotinus (c. 204-270) was a Platonic philosopher born in Lycopolis, Egypt. Although the story of his life was written down by his student Porphyry, few biographical details are included because Plotinus rejected the physical world of appearances in favor of the realm of the mind, considereding trivialites such as birth date, family, and ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Oct 13, 2023 · We take a closer look at the famous Neoplatonist Plotinus’ metaphysics and epistemology. What did he mean by “the One,” and what are the “emanations” from the One?
Aug 11, 2023 · Plotinus considered himself a Platonist, and likely had access to both Plato and Aristotle’s original writings, but often appears to accept Aristotle’s interpretations of Plato as the last word, even as such interpretations lead directly to Aristotle’s criticisms of Plato.
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Plotinus, like most ancient philosophers from Socrates on, was a religious and moral teacher as well as a professional philosopher engaged in the critical interpretation of a long and complicated school tradition.
Humanities. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Plotinus (c. 205–270) views 2,560,824 updated. PLOTINUS. (c. 205–270) Plotinus, usually considered the founder of Neoplatonism, was probably born in Lykopolis, Upper Egypt, and he may have been a Hellenized Egyptian rather than a Greek.
