This new edition introduces the reader to the philosophy of early Christianity in the second to
fourth centuries AD, and contextualizes the philosophical contributions of early Christians in …

Plotinus (AD 205–270) was the founder of Neoplatonism, whose thought has had a
profound influence on medieval philosophy, and on Western philosophy more broadly. In …

According to Plato's Timaeus, a benevolent divine craftsman creates the cosmos, guided by
his intellect's reasoning and his 'forethought'or 'providence'(pronoia, Tim. 30b) about how to …

In The Ethics of The Tripartite Tractate (NHC I, 5), Paul Linjamaa explores the theoretical
foundations and practical implications of the ethics in the longest Valentinian text extant …

Although there is no real distinction in the soul in the metaphysics of Plotinus, discussing the
activities of the individual souls, he does distinguish between higher and lower soul …

Early Christian thinkers are still rarely regarded as philosophers, which explains why very
little work has been done on their epistemology and logic, the field of ancient logikē. They …

This chapter analyzes the role and symbolism of the polar opposites of light and night, and
male and female in Parmenides' poem, discusses them in the context of his metaphysical …

Plotinus (204/5–270 CE) is a central figure in the history of Western philosophy. However,
during the Middle Ages he was almost unknown. None of the treatises constituting his …

This paper discusses the role of innate concepts derived from Intellect in Plotinus' account of
cognition of the sensible realm. Several passages have been claimed as evidence for such …

In this study, Mateusz Stróżyński offers an experiential and practical way of understanding
Plotinus' thought and philosophy through a focus on the act of contemplation. He argues that …