The synod of Constantinople 1351 discussed six questions and answers concerning the Palamite doctrine energies. Nikephoros Gregoras was condemned at gathering subsequently defended his position in History Romans, where he indicated that Neoplatonist Plotinus held same views on relation between divine its activities. This would imply Plotinus? ideas were also 1351. On other side debate, Proclus ...

SOME justification is necessary for adding to the list of suspected opium-takers of the past. The academic game of seizing on certain similarities between the thought of a selected victim and the features supposed to be characteristic of opium dreams long ago became something of a bad habit. In the case of Plotinus (205-270 A.D.), however, grounds for the belief can be found outside his own wri...

plotinus' attempt to counter the aristotle critiques on plato's theory of ideas, leads to his theory of emanation, which is called double act doctrine. plotinus is influenced by aristotle, not only in raising the problem of emanation quality, but the language and terms (including reasonable matter, indefinite dyad and activity) that are used to describe his theory. also, the theory of...

In Ennead III.5 On Love, Plotinus' discussion of erôs is underlined by Plato’s discourse on love in the Symposium and Phaedrus.[1] Plotinus conceives as a purified power, which directs soul to intelligible realm beauty world Forms.[2] Modern scholarship considers Plotinian an ascending power that always directed higher Forms never lower perceptible realm. Throughout Enneads, described purely or...