Plotinus

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Greek-language writer Neoplatonist ancient philosopher metaphysician philosopher

Plotinus was a major ancient philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism, whose metaphysical system deeply shaped later pagan, Christian, and Islamic thought.

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Plotinus canonical 38

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek-language writer ⓘ
Neoplatonist ⓘ
ancient philosopher ⓘ
metaphysician ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
birthDate 0204 ⓘ
birthPlace Lycopolis ⓘ
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Roman Egypt
citizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
coreConcept Intellect ⓘ
Soul ⓘ
ascent of the soul ⓘ
emanation ⓘ
hierarchy of being ⓘ
mystical union ⓘ
the One ⓘ
deathDate 0270 ⓘ
era Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
influenced Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
Boethius ⓘ
Iamblichus of Chalcis ⓘ
Islamic philosophy ⓘ
Jewish philosophy ⓘ
Porphyry ⓘ
Proclus ⓘ
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ⓘ
Renaissance Platonism ⓘ
medieval Christian theology ⓘ
influencedBy Aristotle ⓘ
Middle Platonism ⓘ
Numenius of Apamea ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
Pythagoreanism ⓘ
Stoicism ⓘ
knownFor founding Neoplatonism ⓘ
influence on Christian thought ⓘ
influence on Islamic philosophy ⓘ
systematic metaphysical synthesis of Platonism ⓘ
languageOfWork Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainWork Enneads ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Neoplatonism ⓘ
Platonism ⓘ
regionOfActivity Roman Empire ⓘ
religion paganism ⓘ
taughtAt Rome ⓘ
teacherOf Amelius Gentilianus ⓘ
Castricius Firmus ⓘ
Porphyry ⓘ
worksCollectedBy Porphyry ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

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Plato → influenced → Plotinus ⓘ
Classical Greek philosophy → hasKeyFigure → Plotinus ⓘ
Marsilio Ficino → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Augustine of Hippo → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Parmenides → discussedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Platonism → influenced → Plotinus ⓘ
Neoplatonism → foundedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Neoplatonism → hasKeyFigure → Plotinus ⓘ
the One → formulatedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Renaissance Platonism → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
The Perennial Philosophy → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Middle Platonism → influenced → Plotinus ⓘ
Siris → mentions → Plotinus ⓘ
Theologia Platonica → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Platonic Academy of Florence → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Simplicius of Cilicia → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Enneads → author → Plotinus ⓘ
Castricius Firmus → associatedWith → Plotinus ⓘ
Intellect → articulatedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
subject surface form: Intellect (Plotinus)
Numenius of Apamea → influenced → Plotinus ⓘ
Lycopolis → hasNotableResident → Plotinus ⓘ
Lycopolis → hasNotablePerson → Plotinus ⓘ
Proclus → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Amelius Gentilianus → studentOf → Plotinus ⓘ
Amelius Gentilianus → contemporaryOf → Plotinus ⓘ
Amelius Gentilianus → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Book 8 → philosopherDiscussed → Plotinus ⓘ
subject surface form: Book 8 (The City of God)
Porphyry → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Porphyry → studentOf → Plotinus ⓘ
Porphyry → closeAssociateOf → Plotinus ⓘ
Porphyry → editedWorksOf → Plotinus ⓘ
World Soul → centralInPhilosophyOf → Plotinus ⓘ
Damascius → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Nous → studiedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
negative theology → associatedWith → Plotinus ⓘ
Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ