the One (Plotinus)

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Neoplatonic principle first principle metaphysical principle ultimate reality

The One in Plotinus’ philosophy is the absolutely transcendent, ineffable first principle from which all reality emanates, surpassing being, intellect, and all determinate qualities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoplatonic principle ⓘ
first principle ⓘ
metaphysical principle ⓘ
ultimate reality ⓘ
accessedBy intellectual and moral purification of the soul ⓘ
mystical union (henosis) ⓘ
associatedPhilosopher Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Porphyry NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTradition Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWork Enneads NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOf Intellect (Nous) ⓘ
Soul ⓘ
all beings ⓘ
all forms ⓘ
all goodness ⓘ
characterizedAs absolutely simple ⓘ
absolutely transcendent ⓘ
beyond being ⓘ
beyond thought ⓘ
incomprehensible ⓘ
indivisible ⓘ
ineffable ⓘ
self-sufficient ⓘ
source of unity ⓘ
describedIn Enneads V.2 (On the Origin and Order of the Beings following after the First) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Enneads V.3 (On the Knowing Hypostases and on that which is beyond) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Enneads VI.9 (On the Good or the One) NERFINISHED ⓘ
identifiedWith the Good (to agathon) NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Christian negative theology ⓘ
Islamic philosophy ⓘ
later Neoplatonists ⓘ
medieval metaphysics ⓘ
metaphysicalStatus absolute unity ⓘ
beyond all categories ⓘ
unconditioned ⓘ
modeOfCausality emanation ⓘ
overflow (prohodos) ⓘ
notIdenticalWith Intellect (Nous) NERFINISHED ⓘ
being ⓘ
material world ⓘ
world-soul ⓘ
philosophicalSystem Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes Intellect (Nous) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soul ⓘ
sensible world ⓘ
relationToKnowledge can be approached only by negation (via negativa) ⓘ
cannot be grasped by discursive reason ⓘ
relationToMultiplicity beyond multiplicity ⓘ
principle of all multiplicity ⓘ
relationToMysticism union with the One is the highest goal of the soul ⓘ
roleInSystem first hypostasis ⓘ
transcends all determinate qualities ⓘ
being ⓘ
essence ⓘ
goodness as a predicate ⓘ
intellect ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ
soul ⓘ

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

Intellect → contemplates → the One (Plotinus) ⓘ
subject surface form: Intellect (Plotinus)
Intellect → emanatesFrom → the One (Plotinus) ⓘ
subject surface form: Intellect (Plotinus)
Intellect → follows → the One (Plotinus) ⓘ
subject surface form: Intellect (Plotinus)