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     • Porphyry of Tyre (/ ˈpɔːrfɪri /; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphýrios; c. 234 – c. AD 305) was a Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman rule. [a] He edited and published The Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher.
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   Who was porphyry and what did he do?

   • Porphyry (234?–305? C.E.) was a Neoplatonist philosopher born in Tyre in Phoenicia. He studied with Longinus in Athens and then with Plotinus in Rome from 263–269 C.E. and became a follower of the latter’s version of Platonism.

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   • Porphyry (b. 234–d. 305 CE) came from Tyre in Phoenicia, studied under the rhetorician Cassius Longinus in Athens, and was a pupil of Plotinus in Rome from 263 to 268 CE. After Plotinus’s death in 270 CE, Porphyry edited his teacher’s works and taught a form of Platonism very close to that of Plotinus.

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   • Porphyry (born c. 234, Tyre [modern Ṣūr, Lebanon] or Batanaea [in modern Syria]—died c. 305, Rome?) was a Neoplatonist Greek philosopher, important both as an editor and as a biographer of the philosopher Plotinus and for his commentary on Aristotle’s Categories, which set the stage for medieval developments of logic and the problem of universals.

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   Where did porphyry study philosophy?

   • Porphyry studied philosophy (263–268?) in Rome under Plotinus, who gently rescued him from a suicidal depression. In 301 he produced his most important work, Enneads, a systematized and edited collection of the works of Plotinus to which was prefixed a biography, unique for its reliability and informativeness.

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   Porphyry of Tyre ( / ˈpɔːrfɪri /; Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphýrios; c. 234 – c. AD 305) was a Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia [1] during Roman rule. [a] [1] [2] He edited and published The Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher.

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   Feb 18, 2005 · Porphyry was an influential thinker. He applied Neoplatonism to pagan religion and other spheres and is, as such, a key figure in the promulgation of Neoplatonic thought.

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   Apr 2, 2024 · Porphyry was a Neoplatonist Greek philosopher, important both as an editor and as a biographer of the philosopher Plotinus and for his commentary on Aristotle’s Categories, which set the stage for medieval developments of logic and the problem of universals.

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   Feb 18, 2005 · Porphyry (234?–305? C.E.) was a Neoplatonist philosopher born in Tyre in Phoenicia. He studied with Longinus in Athens and then with Plotinus in Rome from 263–269 C.E. and became a follower of the latter's version of Platonism.

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   Porphyry (c. 232 – c. 304 C.E.) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, a student of Plotinus and the editor of his works. He is considered one of the founders of Neo-Platonism.

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    Sep 29, 2014 · Introduction. Porphyry (b. 234–d. 305 CE) came from Tyre in Phoenicia, studied under the rhetorician Cassius Longinus in Athens, and was a pupil of Plotinus in Rome from 263 to 268 CE. After Plotinus’s death in 270 CE, Porphyry edited his teacher’s works and taught a form of Platonism very close to that of Plotinus.

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    Overview. Porphyry. (c. 234—305) Neoplatonist philosopher. Quick Reference. (ad 234– c. 305), scholar, philosopher, and student of religions. He was b. probably at Tyre; studied at Athens; became a devoted disciple of Plotinus, with whom he studied in Rome (263–268). His varied writings may be classified as follows. 1.