the One

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Neoplatonic metaphysical principle absolute unity first principle source of reality transcendent cause ultimate principle

The One is a central metaphysical principle in Neoplatonic philosophy, conceived as the ultimate, ineffable source of all reality beyond being and thought.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
One 1
The One 1
the One is beyond being and intellect 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoplatonic metaphysical principle ⓘ
absolute unity ⓘ
first principle ⓘ
source of reality ⓘ
transcendent cause ⓘ
ultimate principle ⓘ
beyond being ⓘ
essence ⓘ
intellect ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ
thought ⓘ
centralIn Neoplatonism ⓘ
Plotinian metaphysics ⓘ
characterizedAs absolutely transcendent ⓘ
beyond multiplicity ⓘ
beyond qualification ⓘ
indivisible ⓘ
ineffable ⓘ
simple ⓘ
contrastedWith Intellect (Nous) ⓘ
Soul ⓘ
sensible world ⓘ
discussedBy Iamblichus of Chalcis ⓘ
surface form: Iamblichus

Porphyry ⓘ
Proclus ⓘ
emanationOf Divine Mind ⓘ
Intellect (Nous) ⓘ
World Soul ⓘ
cosmos ⓘ
formulatedBy Plotinus ⓘ
identifiedWith Good in itself ⓘ
absolute Good ⓘ
influenced Neoplatonism ⓘ
surface form: Christian Neoplatonism

German idealism ⓘ
surface form: German Idealism

Islamic philosophy ⓘ
Jewish philosophy ⓘ
Renaissance Platonism ⓘ
mystical theology ⓘ
negative theology ⓘ
influencedBy Plato ⓘ
the Good (Form of the Good) ⓘ
surface form: Plato's Form of the Good
knownBy apophatic approach ⓘ
ecstatic experience ⓘ
mystical union ⓘ
modeOfCausality emanative cause ⓘ
non-discursive cause ⓘ
overflowing abundance ⓘ
notIdenticalWith any determinate being ⓘ
cosmos ⓘ
personal God ⓘ
relationToReality ground of intelligibility ⓘ
principle of all things ⓘ
source of all reality ⓘ
ultimate cause of being ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Plotinus → coreConcept → the One ⓘ
Al-Ahad → hasMeaning → the One ⓘ
this entity surface form: The One
Graham Priest → notableWork → the One ⓘ
this entity surface form: One
the Absolute → relatedConcept → the One ⓘ
Neoplatonism → teaches → the One ⓘ
this entity surface form: the One is beyond being and intellect