Title, The problem of evil in Plotinus. Author, Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fuller.

thinks M. Puech, Plotinus conceived of matter as a kind of evil substance,

The practice of all virtues would begin with the avoidance of evil. The first

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The farther things emanate from the One, according to Plotinus, the more

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Matter as evil looms so large in Plotinus' thinking because it is an impediment

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Written by Plotinus, 253270 A.D.. 1. Since Evil is here, "haunting this world by

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In this episode of Philosophy Bites Peter Adamson of Kings' College London

Mar 18, 2010 . The problem of evil in Plotinus (1912). Author: Fuller, B. A. G. (Benjamin Apthorp

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by the One. Plotinus' doctrine of matter-evil is the result of a different concep- . .

It is therefore puzzling how evil can arise. Plotinus argues that evil as such does

This highly readable 1912 volume explores the complications surrounding the

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Plotinus accused Gnosticism of vilifing the Demiurge or craftsman that crafted the

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Plotinus on the topic of evil: Escape from Evil Since evil is here, "haunting this

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In his opinion, evil is not a power in itself, but a lower degree of good.

Though Plotinus regards evil as a privation, he attributes a necessity to evil: "it

Plotinus : the Platonic tradition and the foundation of Neoplatonism / Maria . on

The book provides an outline of Plotinus' life and of the composition of the

On the one hand Plotinus certainly wishes to say that Matter — in human beings,

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Apr 21, 2001 . In spite of all this, however, Evil is not, for Plotinus, a meaningless plague upon

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Jul 20, 2008 . Plotinus, who lived in the 3rd Century A.D. was the founder of neo-platonism. In

Plotinus describes matter as “evil itself” (I.8.8.37-44; I.8.13.7-14) and as source of

Jul 20, 2008 . Peter Adamson on Plotinus on Evil. Plotinus, who lived in the 3rd Century A.D.,

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