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Plotinus

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Birthplace: Asyut, Markaz El-Fath, Assiut Governorate, Egypt
Death: 270 (60-69)
Campania, Italy
Managed by: Alex Bickle
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About Plotinus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plotinus

Plotinus (/plɒˈtaɪnəs/; Greek: Πλωτῖνος; c. 204/5 – 270) was a major Greek-speaking 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.[2] Historians of the 19th century invented the term Neoplatonism and applied it to him and his philosophy which was influential in Late Antiquity. Much of the biographical information about Plotinus comes from Porphyry's preface to his edition of Plotinus' Enneads. His metaphysical writings have inspired centuries of Pagan, Islamic, Jewish, Christian, and Gnostic metaphysicians and mystics.

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205
205
Asyut, Markaz El-Fath, Assiut Governorate, Egypt
270
270
Age 65
Campania, Italy