Porphyry's Life of Plotinus
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Porphyry's Life of Plotinus is a biographical work by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry that provides the principal ancient account of the life, character, and teachings of his teacher Plotinus.
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| Life of Plotinus | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical work ⓘ philosophical biography ⓘ |
| about |
Neoplatonic school of Plotinus
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intellectual milieu of 3rd-century Rome ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
On the Life of Plotinus and the Arrangement of His Works
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Vita Plotini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Porphyry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 3rd century ⓘ |
| contains |
Porphyry's editorial remarks on the Enneads
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biographical anecdotes about Plotinus ⓘ information on arrangement of Plotinus' writings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 3rd century ⓘ |
| describes |
character of Plotinus
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life of Plotinus ⓘ teachings of Plotinus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
moral character of Plotinus
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philosophical practice of Plotinus ⓘ teaching activity of Plotinus ⓘ |
| hasGenre | philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later biographies of philosophers
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modern understanding of Neoplatonism ⓘ reception of Plotinus in late antiquity ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | student's account of his teacher ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | biography ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
Ammonius Saccas
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students of Plotinus ⓘ |
| movement | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Neoplatonic literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Neoplatonism
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Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of the Enneads ⓘ |
| provides | principal ancient account of Plotinus ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Enneads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDescribed |
3rd-century Rome
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Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Neoplatonism scholarship
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classical philology studies ⓘ history of philosophy research ⓘ |
| title | Life of Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary source for Plotinus' biography ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Porphyry of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Life of Plotinus