41. Plotinus Like Plato, plotinus accepted that our world was a mere shadow of the world of the ideas, which was in turn and this was a novel idea- a shadow of an even http://www.livius.org/pi-pm/plotinus/plotinus.html

home index ancient Greece Plotinus Plotinus ( Plotinus (205-270): Greek philosopher, creator of the great synthesis of late Antiquity, called Neo-Platonism. After the age of Posidonius of Apamea , it was not uncommon that philosophers from one school borrowed concepts and ideas from other branches of philosophy. Slowly, the schools were merging, and a new synthesis (called Neo-Platonism) was created by Plotinus (205-270). Like Plato , Plotinus accepted that our world was a mere shadow of the world of the ideas, which was in turn -and this was a novel idea- a shadow of an even higher world, which was again a shadow of the One God. In other words, the world has four levels of reality: God was the highest level, and then there were the levels of the intellect, the soul, and matter. (That matter is more real than the speculative levels of existence, as we think, was an unusual idea in Antiquity.) According to Plotinus, the wise man would try, by means of ascesis, to free his soul from matter and unite it with God. Plotinus achieved this unity several times, and it would not be wrong to compare him to the mystics of all civilizations. His pupil Porphyrius organized the treatises of Plotinus (the Enneads ) and also wrote a biography of his master. The Neo-Platonic philosophy was adopted by the fathers of the church Ambrose and

42. Florence, 1492: The Reappearance Of Plotinus. - Free Online Library Free Online Library Florence, 1492 the reappearance of plotinus.(the publication of plotinus s manuscripts in the 15th century) by Renaissance Quarterly http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Florence, 1492: the reappearance of Plotinus-a0188

CacheBuster('') Printer Friendly 4,242,715 articles and books Periodicals Literature Keyword Title Author Topic Member login User name Password Remember me Join us Forgot password? Submit articles free The Free Library ... Renaissance Quarterly artId=18881387;usrSelf=false; Florence, 1492: the reappearance of Plotinus. In the western world, Plotinus was only a name until 1492.(1) None of his treatises had been translated during the Middle Ages, and the translations dating back to antiquity had been lost. He was not totally unknown, however, thanks to scholars like Firmicus Maternus, Saint Augustine, Macrobius, and to those parts of the works of Proclus translated in the thirteenth century by William of Moerbeke. But Plotinus's own writings remained completely unknown, and as Vespasiano da Bisticci observed in his Vite, "senza i libri non si poteva fare nulla" ("without the books, nothing can be done").(2) This fact was to change completely only with the publication by Marsilio Ficino of his Latin translation of the Enneads. The colophon colophon [Gr.,=finishing stroke]. Before the use of printing in Western Europe a manuscript often ended with a statement about the author, the scribe, or the illuminator.

43. Online Library Of Liberty - Plotinus (205-270) plotinus is regarded by many modern philosophers as one of the founders of Neoplatonism. Like Origen, plotinus was ethnically Greek and was influenced by http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=265&Itemid=

44. Cambridge Collections Online : Plotinus And Christian Philosophy A study of the relationship between plotinus and Christian philosophy is far less than an investigation of the overall influence of Platonism on http://cco.cambridge.org/extract?id=ccol0521470935_CCOL0521470935A018

45. Khan Amore's Highlights Of Ancient Greek Philosophy: Plotinus & Neo-Platonism Khan Amore s Article on plotinus and NeoPlatonism s Descent into Unintelligble Religious Mysticism, and on the the Genesis of Religion, and Philosophy, http://www.hypatia-lovers.com/AncientGreeks/Section26.html

Plotinus (circa A.D. 205 - 270) and Neo-Platonism Born in Lycopolis, Egypt, and educated in Alexandria, Plotinus was the mystical Roman “philosopher” who founded the school of Neo-Platonism in Rome. Neo-Platonism marked the end-state of ancient Greek philosophy, the demise of ancient Science, and heralded a return to mysticism, superstition, religion, and the tyranny of unquestioning Faith. Because Neo-Platonism was the last pathetic gasp of a once-brilliant culture, it would be well at this point to re-trace the developments in the mind of man which led to the rise and fall of Natural Philosophy .... Back in the mists of time, even before the advent of civilization, men found that their lives were more secure if they banded together in cooperation. A single man was weak and vulnerable, and was no match for even the cubs of other animals, but a group of men working together could bring down even a fully-grown mastodon. Not long after they began to band together in this way, they must have discovered that cooperation is impossible if every man does what he likes without regard for others, and so it was discovered that rules were necessary to ensure that people were not at cross purposes.

46. Plotinus On The Soul In so doing, she presents a radical new perspective on the philosophy of plotinus and engages in an intense, detailed, and critical rereading of plotinus http://www.susqu.edu/su_press/bookjacketsinfo/Plotinus on the Soul.htm

SU Press Welcome Quick Links New Releases Catalogs Subject Search Series Book Reviews Books In Print Browse Book Reviews About the Book Subject Search Information About SU Press Contact Information Ordering Information Series Catalogue of Titles Titles View Catalogue by Title View Catalogue by Author ... View Catalogue by ISBN Submission of Manuscripts Query Letters AMI Form Submission Guidelines Other Links Susquehanna University Associated University Presses Plotinus on the Soul: A Study in the Metaphysics of Knowledge by Jennifer Yhap The author offers a study on the scientific knowledge of sensible reality in the Enneads . In so doing, she presents a radical new perspective on the philosophy of Plotinus and engages in an intense, detailed, and critical re-reading of Plotinus and his commentators. This effect is witnessed in her choice of texts, from the early and very famous treatise "The Three Initial Hypostases" (V,1[10]) to her very singular use and analysis of the late treatise "On Love" (III,5[50]). Of interest to scholars in Plotinian studies, this book has yet a larger audience as the author investigates the full range of Plotinian epistemology from the originative production of the One, that is the Intellect, to the last declension of true being that is Nature, the lower part of world Soul. The style is fluid and appeals to scholars of ancient philosophy as well as more contemporary discussions in the field of metaphysics and epistemology. Chapter 1 sets forth the basic problematic of the work in terms of the Plotinian doctrine of two acts, the intrinsic act of being and the derived act of being, and introduces the central theme of the study, namely that discursive knowledge for Plotinus consists in a vision of Soul which must be actualized. Aporetic in outcome, this first part of the study points out the many difficulties attached to having such knowledge at all.

47. Margaret Miles On Plotinus — Graduate Theological Union In the excerpt below, Miles discusses the philosopher plotinus, the subject of her new book plotinus on Body and Beauty Society, Philosophy, and Religion http://www.gtu.edu/news-events/currents-online/previous-issues/winter-2000/marga

48. Plotinus — Infoplease.com plotinus (pl t nus) key, 205–270, Neoplatonist philosopher. A native of Egypt, perhaps of Roman descent, he went to Alexandria c.232 to devote himself to http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0839385.html

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49. Brian Hines And Return To The One And Plotinus And Spirituality So he turned to the shadowy world of the Middle Platonists but, even more, to the work of plotinus. In great elation one day John told me that he had just http://www.drbilllong.com/CurrentEvents/BrianHines.html

[Home] Bible Job Homer ... Thoughts for 2005 Brian Hines Bill Long 11/19/04 Plotinus for the 21st Century In 1979, when I was pursuing my doctorate in Early Christianity at Brown University, my closest graduate school friend was John Peter Kenney. John was a Catholic from Lawrence, MA, a brilliant and articulate thinker whose love for Augustine was gradually leading him to take full cognizance of the Neoplatonic tradition in philosophy. So he turned to the shadowy world of the Middle Platonists but, even more, to the work of Plotinus. In great elation one day John told me that he had just received a fellowship to study at the University of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax was where A.H. Armstrong, known as "Hillary" to his friends, the greatest living scholar of Plotinus, held forth. I knew of Armstrong because John would constantly regale me with his insights on the importance of the "apophatic" tradition in Christian theology (i.e., "negative theology"), which he thought needed recapturing in our day. John has never lost his love for Plotinus; his 1991 book on

50. Plotinus plotinus, the most important representative of Neoplatonism, was born of Roman parents at Lycopolis in Egypt. At Alexandria he attended the lectures of http://www.nndb.com/people/836/000087575/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Plotinus Born: 205 AD Birthplace: Lycopolis, Egypt Died: 270 AD Location of death: Campania Cause of death: unspecified Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Philosopher Nationality: Ancient Rome Executive summary: Founder of the Neoplatonic school Plotinus, the most important representative of Neoplatonism, was born of Roman parents at Lycopolis in Egypt. At Alexandria he attended the lectures of Ammonius Saccas, the founder of the system, until 242, when he joined the Persian expedition of Gordian III, with the object of studying Persian and Indian philosophy on the spot. After the assassination of Gordian in 244, Plotinus was obliged to take refuge in Antioch, from where he made his way to Rome and set up as a teacher there. He soon attracted a large number of pupils, the most distinguished of whom were Amelius, Eustochius and Porphyry . The emperor Gallienus and his wife Salonina were also his enthusiastic admirers, and favored his idea of founding a Platonic Commonwealth (Platonopolis) in Campania (recall also Bishop

51. MySpace.com - PLOTINUS - 24 - Male - Rethymno - Www.myspace.com/plotini MySpace profile for plotinus with pictures, videos, personal blog, interests, information about me and more. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=183676

52. Plotinus: Beauty plotinus THE ENNEADS. translated by Stephen MacKenna and B. S. Page. for full text, click here for background on plotinus and his thought, click here http://people.bu.edu/dklepper/RN413/plotinus.html

PLOTINUS: THE ENNEADS translated by Stephen MacKenna and B. S. Page for full text, click here for background on Plotinus and his thought, click here THE FIRST ENNEAD. SIXTH TRACTATE. BEAUTY. return to syllabus

53. The Cambridge Companion To Plotinus - Cambridge University Press plotinus was the greatest philosopher in the 700year period between Aristotle and Augustine. He thought of himself as a disciple of Plato, http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521476768

54. Plotinus - Founder Of Neoplatonism Plotinus plotinus was a third century Hellenistic Egyptian philosopher who developed the last major Greek philosophy of Neoplatonism. http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/plotinus/Plotinus_Founder_of_Neoplatonism.htm

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56. Plotinus And Vijnanavada Buddhism As A. H. Armstrong has said, and virtually every scholarly commentator on plotinus has agreed, It is possible to derive from the Enneads several divergent http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/thomas.htm

Plotinus and Vijnanavada Buddhism By McEvilley, Thomas V. 30: 2 (April 1980) pp. 181-193 Thomas McEvilley is Professor in the Institute for the Arts at Rice University. p.181 I. AIMS AND SCOPE As A. H. Armstrong has said, and virtually every scholarly commentator on Plotinus has agreed, "It is possible to derive from the Enneads several divergent and not completely reconcilable constructions of reality." Perhaps the most fundamental question is whether to emphasize the ontic-ontological aspect of Plotinus' thought or its mentalist-idealist aspect. Plotinus himself vacillates between these two emphases in such a way that neither may clearly and finally be identified as his essential meaning. In the first case the three hypostases appear as a series of different relationships between unity and multiplicity (Parmenidean Being and non-Being), in the second case, as a series of different states of sensibility or different subject-object relationships: The One: unity-unio mystica-pure subject Mind: unity-in-multiplicity-intuition-interpenetrated subject and object Soul: unity and multiplicity-sensation and discursive thought alienated subject and object Most commentators have chosen the ontological emphasis, which brings Plotinus more into line with Plato. If this path is chosen, then Plotinus' thought displays certain important similarities with the Upanisadic-Vedaantic philosophy, and a good deal has been written on that subject (though it cannot be said to have been fully explored).

57. Synesius, De Insomniis 2-3 Terzaghi And Plotinus, Enneades 2.3.7 And 4.4.40-44 - That plotinus and Porphyry lie behind Synesius De insomniis is generally agreed, but it can be shown that two chapters in particular derive directly http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713791562~db=all~jumptype=rss

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60. Plotinus Quotes God is not external to anyone, but is present with all things, though they are ignorant that he is so. plotinus Mankind is poised midway between the gods http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/plotinus.html

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