Plotinus

Plotinus (c. A.D. 204–270) was a philosopher born in Egypt(c. 1,550 B.C.) The New Kingdom of Egypt begins as the Pharaohs of Egypt regain independence and displace the Hyksos. The technical innovations brough... more under the Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official ... more. Plotinus followed the Platonic traditionThis word comes from a Latin term meaning “to hand down,” that originally referred to the teaching of the apostles as handed down in the churches ... more, but adapted it with distinctly mystical or religious elements. In this form, it took on many similarities with Indian philosophy, but also heavily influenced early Christianity. Pagan philosopher and founder of neo-Platonism, one of the major sources of Christian PlatonismThe philosophy of Plato and other systems derived therefrom. Platonism generally asserted the existence of abstract objects, or “forms”, which wer... more (for example, Augustine(A.D. 354-430) Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, the most influential theologian of the West, known especially for his doctrine of grace, including rel... more and Pseudo Dionysius(fl. c. A.D. 500) Pseudo Dionysius Christian neo-Platonist theologian, in the west called Saint Denys (or Denis), and by modern scholars labeled Pseud... more).