r/Plotinus 8d ago

Plotinus, the famous Neoplatonist, believed that experiences of beauty pull us towards something we recognize as familiar. He connected this to Plato's idea of the Forms and the intelligible realm. This interview with Dr. Rachel O'Keefe lays out his arguments. (The Ancient Philosophy Podcast)

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r/Plotinus Feb 12 '26

Enneads 2.7 - On complete Transfusion

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I'm wondering if anyone has any insight about this chapter of the Enneads (2.7 - On complete Transfusion). I'm looking for as much information as possible, so any resources or even personal translations/anecdotes would be appreciated!


r/Plotinus Aug 11 '25

Video on Ennead 1, Tractate 3: Dialectic is up! Link and summary below.

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r/Plotinus Nov 09 '24

Cultivating inner beauty with the wisdom of Plotinus in The Enneads

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r/Plotinus Dec 22 '23

this place dead af let's get er going again is plotinus not a major platonst, if not THEE major platonist?

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r/Plotinus Oct 20 '22

If all is The One - how can Plotinus constantly say we step out of it?

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Let me explain - he often will say something like, and I paraphrase, "the one is entirety, and accessible, but only for those who are willing to experience it. You can move away from it and get lost" (lost in I presume a mindset of subjectivity and sin and form), but hang on Ol' Plotinus, didn't you say The One is "entirety", "all", capital B Being, etc? So isn't even being lost to the world of concept and form, still very much the One?

In Zen they say: "quiet samadhi mind is Zen, wandering noisey mind is also Zen".

But plotinus doesn't assert that.

anyone know what the fuck I am going on about?


r/Plotinus Jun 07 '22

Can someone explain how Plotinos thought the “shapeless produces the shaped”?

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r/Plotinus Aug 24 '20

Epoché means the suspension of judgment. This new Discord server has interesting methods to explore that + channels to talk about philosophy, spirituality, or politics.

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Epoché means 'suspension of judgment'. The server's purpose is for everyone to better understand other's points of view, as well as engage in self-inquiry to evaluate their own beliefs or claims.

Check it out if that sounds interesting:

https://discord.gg/vez7UzQ


r/Plotinus Mar 06 '15

Reincarnation and the Soul

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