stage 10
Level 10. Early Neoplatonism: Plotinus, Porphyry, and the Critique of Magic
Students will study the concepts of the One, the Intellect, and the Soul in Plotinus.
📖 8 cards reading✦ 4 question◷ ~20 min
Stage tree
Reading
Plotinus and the Architecture of Reality
Reading
The Mysticism of Plotinus: The Path Inward
Question
Test: Hypostases and Ecstasy
Reading
Plotinus on Magic and Cosmic Sympathy
Reading
Plotinus' Polemic Against the Gnostics
Question
Knowledge Check: Plotinus vs. Magic
Reading
Porphyry: The Ascetic Philosopher and Demonology
Reading
Porphyry and the Salvation of the Soul
Question
Test: Porphyry's Demonology
Reading
The Letter to Anebo: A Philosopher's Doubts
Reading
The Crisis of Early Neoplatonism
Question
Final Test: Plotinus and Porphyry