Soul (Plotinus)
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Soul in Plotinus’ philosophy is the hypostasis that mediates between the eternal realm of Intellect and the material world, animating and ordering the cosmos while remaining rooted in the intelligible.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypostasis in Neoplatonism
ⓘ
metaphysical principle ⓘ |
| actsIn | sensible realm ⓘ |
| animates | cosmos ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
psychic faculties
ⓘ
rational life ⓘ |
| causeOf | life in the sensible world ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
image of Intellect
ⓘ
intermediate reality ⓘ self-moving principle ⓘ |
| describedIn | Enneads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Intellect (Nous) (Plotinus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The One (Plotinus) NERFINISHED ⓘ body ⓘ |
| doesNot | fully descend into matter ⓘ |
| eternallyExistsIn | intelligible realm ⓘ |
| explains |
presence of forms in matter
ⓘ
unity and order of the cosmos ⓘ |
| goalOf | ascent of individual souls ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
World Soul (Plotinus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
individual souls ⓘ |
| hasMode |
descending or cosmic aspect
ⓘ
undescended aspect ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to form and shape bodies
ⓘ
to govern the heavens ⓘ |
| higherThan | Nature (Plotinus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Platonism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ later Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval metaphysics ⓘ |
| knownThrough | intellectual contemplation ⓘ |
| lowerThan |
Intellect (Nous) (Plotinus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The One (Plotinus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediatesBetween |
Intellect (Nous) (Plotinus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the material world ⓘ |
| orders | cosmos ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Intellect (Nous) (Plotinus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Plotinus’ metaphysical system ⓘ |
| produces | time ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Intellect (Nous) (Plotinus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The One (Plotinus) NERFINISHED ⓘ World Soul (Plotinus) NERFINISHED ⓘ individual human soul (Plotinus) ⓘ |
| rootedIn | intelligible realm ⓘ |
| turnsToward |
Intellect (Nous) (Plotinus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the sensible world ⓘ |
| ultimateSource | The One (Plotinus) through Intellect (Nous) (Plotinus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.