Plotinus

Tags: Philosopher.

Plotinus (/plɒˈtaɪnəs/; Greek: Πλωτῖνος; c. 204/5 – 270) was a major philosopher of the ancient world. In his philosophy there are three principles: the One the Intellect and the Soul. His teacher was Ammonius Saccas and he is of the Platonic tradition. Historians of the 19th century invented the term Neoplatonism and applied it to him and his philosophy which was influential in Late Antiquity.

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birth date

0204-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Lycopolis (Delta)

death date

0270-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

death place

Campania

era

Ancient philosophy

influenced

Arthur Schopenhauer, Augustine of Hippo, Henri Bergson, Julian (emperor), Proclus, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Porphyry (philosopher), Platonism in the Renaissance, Traditionalist School, Hypatia, Damascius, Gemistus Pletho, Iamblichus, Bonaventure, Hierocles of Alexandria, Simplicius of Cilicia, Arthur Drews, Boethius, Johannes Scotus Eriugena, Neoplatonism and Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and Christianity

influenced by

Alexander of Aphrodisias, Ammonius Saccas, Plato, Indian philosophy, Pythagoreanism, Iranian philosophy, Middle Platonism, Numenius of Apamea

main interest

Metaphysics, Platonism, Mysticism

notableIdea

Neoplatonism, Emanationism, Nous, Henosis

philosophicalSchool

Neoplatonism