Plotinus (/ plɒˈtaɪnəs /; Ancient Greek: Πλωτῖνος, Plōtînos; c. 204/5 – 270 CE) was a Greek Platonist philosopher, born and raised in Roman Egypt.

Plotinus’ philosophy represents one of the supreme intellectual achievements of the period that has come to be called “Late Antiquity”.

Plotinus (204—270 C.E.) Plotinus is considered to be the founder of Neoplatonism. Taking his lead from his reading of Plato, Plotinus developed a complex spiritual cosmology involving three foundational elements: the One, the Intelligence, and the Soul.

2023年8月11日 · This article begins by explaining the context for Plotinus’ philosophy, along with some of the difficulties with placing Plotinus in the history of philosophy. We then discuss the three central principles of Plotinus’ metaphysics.

2025年1月1日 · Plotinus (born 205 ce, Lyco, or Lycopolis, Egypt?—died 270, Campania) was an ancient philosopher, the centre of an influential circle of intellectuals and men of letters in 3rd-century Rome, who is regarded by modern scholars as …

Plotinus (204/5 – 270 C.E.), is generally regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism. He is one of the most influential philosophers in antiquity after Plato and Aristotle. The term ‘Neoplatonism’ is an invention of early 19 th century European scholarship and indicates the penchant of historians for dividing ‘periods’ in history.

2015年8月23日 · Plotinus was a Greek philosopher who developed the thought of Plato and founded what is now known as Neo-Platonism. What is Neo-Platonism? Neo-Platonism is the development of Plato's claim that there is a Universal Truth, and Objective Truth, which exists regardless of one's personal beliefs.

2024年12月23日 · Plotinus, like most ancient philosophers from Socrates on, was a religious and moral teacher as well as a professional philosopher engaged in the critical interpretation of a long and complicated school tradition.

Plotinus (c. A.D. 204 - 270) was an Egyptian/Greek/Roman philosopher of the Hellenistic period. He is widely considered the founder (along with his less famous teacher Ammonius Saccas) of the Neo-Platonism movement.

2018年5月21日 · 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 Lyco, or Lycopolis.