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Category:	Ancient Literature
Name:	Plotinus - Philosophy Series
Birth Year:	205 CE
Death Year:	270 CE
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Biography, Lectures, and Research Links:	Biography - World Philosophy Series Blog Plotinus SEARCH NOW: by title by author Plotinus, (died about A.D. 270) the father of Neo-Platonism, was born in Alexandria in Egypt; he studied there and in Mesopotamia, then settled in Rome and opened a school. Plotinus claimed to have received his teachings from Ammonius Saccas, an illiterate dock-worker in Alexandria. His most important work was the Six Enneads, in which he explains his philosophy. Plotinus taught the existence of an indescribable One, which emanated the rest of the universe as a sequence of lesser beings. Later Neo-Platonic philosophers, especially Iamblicus, added hundreds of intermediate gods and beings as emanations between the One and humanity; but Plotinus' system was much simpler in comparison. Neo-Platonism was frequently used as a philosophical foundation for paganism, and as a means of defending paganism against Christianity; but many Christians were also influenced by Neo-Platonism. [This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and uses material adapted in whole or in part from the Wikipedia article on Plotinus.] The Great Books: Plotinus Please browse our Amazon list of titles about Plotinus. For rare and hard to find works we recommend our Alibris list of titles about Plotinus. Post Comments, Questions or Suggestions! This database is maintained by Malaspina Great Books.
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