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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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 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parmenides → discussedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
the One → formulatedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Neoplatonism → foundedBy → Plotinus ⓘ
Neoplatonism → hasKeyFigure → Plotinus ⓘ
Plato → influenced → Plotinus ⓘ
Platonism → influenced → Plotinus ⓘ
Marsilio Ficino → influencedBy → Plotinus ⓘ