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| Name: |
Plotinus | | Birth Date: |
205 | | Death Date: |
270 | | Place of Birth: |
Lyco, Egypt | | Nationality: |
Greek | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
philosopher |
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 Biography of Plotinus
797 words, approx. 3 pages
 The Greek philosopher Plotinus (205-270) was the founder of the Neoplatonic school of philosophy, which became the most formidable rival of Christianity in the declining years of the ancient world. Plotinus was born perhaps in the Egyptian town of... summary from source:
Biography of Plotinus
13,261 words, approx. 44 pages
 Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism, was the last profoundly creative thinker of the ancient pagan world. He was an original and penetrating interpreter of Plato, and his importance in the history of ideas rests on his formulation of a new version of... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Plotinus Summary
1,189 words, approx. 4 pagesPLOTINUS (205–270), founder of Neoplatonism. The Life of Plotinus, philosopher and mystic, was written by his pupil, Porphyry, who edited his master's lectures into six groups of nine treatises (Enneads). Completed in 309, the work... summary from source:
 Plotinus [addendum] Summary
239 words, approx. 1 pagesPlotinus [addendum] What is it, Plotinus asks (Plotinus 1956), that lures the eye toward a beautiful sight and that draws the ear to a beautiful sound? It is the thrill that the soul feels in sensing its affinity with the noble being that manifests... summary from source:
 Plotinus Summary
74 words, approx. 0 pages204?-270 Greek philosopher whose writings were posthumously published in six books called the Enneads. Plotinus studied at Alexandria and went on to teach in Rome. His writings reinterpreted the ideas of Plato, which led many later thinkers to... summary from source:
Plotinus (C. 205–270) Summary
8,841 words, approx. 30 pagesPlotinus(C. 205–270) Plotinus, usually considered the founder of Neoplatonism, was probably born in Lykopolis, Upper Egypt, and he may have been a Hellenized Egyptian rather than a Greek. He turned to the study of philosophy when he was... summary from source:
 Plotinus Information
5,310 words, approx. 18 pages
Plotinus (Greek: Πλωτῖνος) (ca. AD 205–270) was a major philosopher of the ancient world who is widely considered the father of Neoplatonism. Much of our biographical information about him comes from Porphyry's preface to his edition of...
 Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Steven K. Strange
15,466 words, approx. 52 pages
In the following essay, Strange analyzes how, in Ennead 3.7, Plotinus attempts to overcome problems concerning eternity and time.
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Critical Essay by Georges Leroux
9,416 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following essay, Leroux attempts to clarify some of the more difficult aspects of Plotinus's ideas regarding freedom.
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Critical Essay by Sara Rappe
9,029 words, approx. 30 pages
In the following excerpt, Rappe contends that Plotinus used metaphorical language in the Enneads to help readers to understand difficult concepts.
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