Hahaha…thanks a lot for doing this. Would love to hear any work on the Enneads and perhaps a commentary. Or you could make the enneads into a rap song 🤌
if one doesn't get more than one lesson Plotinus, that one lesson should be that of right conduct. The man was an outstanding person and a great role model.
Plotinus is intriguing. I've only read a handful of pages from the Enneads. His discussion of Being seems amenable to a set theoretic exposition in places but excessively doctrinal in others. As a mathematician I find it strange that the followers of Plotinus who studied mathematics at length seem to have made no additions to mathematical knowledge. What does "mathematics" mean to Platonists?
Dan, amazing reading! Thank you! Would you enlighten me as of the origin of Porphyry? Here at 36:25 he says that "in his tongue" his name is Malchos, King. Malchos sounds like it was derived from a Hebrew word "melech" -- king, probably with a Greek ending -os (Also, in Hebrew the derivatives of the root word "melech" are "malka" -- queen, and "malchut"-- kingdom, etc.). Was Porphyry of Judaic origin?
Yo, I can't help but to think our founder of neo-platonism here a little bit sus, and a creep. He refused to give any detail about his origins? To understand a thing, you must understand its origin and source. For a so-called lover of truth, he sure didnt want the truth about himself getting out there. And wtf, he tricked his nurse into giving him suck....??? What? Like I said, to understand a thing it's origins and source must be known, and that's enough information for me to question the entire program called neo platonism. New platonism is just that, not platonism but some new version with its origins found in a sick man who put a very high value in the physical world. He acts like the opposite, and yet it controls many of his actions. No portraits? A portrait should never be thought of as something one must "carry about", not to a philosopher, and yet that's exactly what the man said. I'm sorry but the more you dig into plotinus' philosophy, as well as the philosophy of the company he kept, his pupils , (and I'm speaking of those like iamblichus, porphery, numenius, ammonius, origin and others associated with them, ), what they often supported and championed, their backgrounds and origins, it becomes clear why he so stringently concealed his identity. I think you know the implication being made here. Let's do a quick comparison of the basics Plato : highly rational , Neos : superstitious tendencies, some far more than others Plato : attempted to dig down to a things source through unraveling it until it could comfortably be defined, neos : often danced around in speculation land Plato : as clear as possible , neos : often inconsisted and confusing, highly complex usually resulting in word salad Plato : an attempt at reason, neos : mystical And the differences can go on forever, often times being complete opposites. They dress their bs in platonic terminology while completly stripping it of its essence. If they use platonic terminology and play with similar topics, but only as dressing for something that at its core is in alot of ways the opposite of being platonic, then how can I see this as anything but purposeful deceit? I refuse to believe they honestly looked like something on the surface, but were its opposite at their core. Plato often condemned what neo platonism quickly devoloped into... mysticism and magic, speaking of "begging priests" with claimed "God given power to cure with sacrifices and incantations.." who supposedly "persuade the gods to do their bidding" through "certain charms and binding spells" that they call "rites" (republic 364 b - 365 a) negatively. Plotinus acted as the perfect soil to transform platos doctrines into exactly this superstitious mysticism, wich Plato said was used to influence "not just individuals but whole cities". Sounds pretty sus to me.
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Hahaha…thanks a lot for doing this. Would love to hear any work on the Enneads and perhaps a commentary. Or you could make the enneads into a rap song 🤌
Oh no he would hate that lol
Io Plotinos! May the divine philosopher guide us in wisdom!
Please more Plotinus content 👍
He's with the One and doesn't miss the material plane one bit.. ; )
He descended into Materialism later in life and became mentally ill from building his school. He has reincarnated.
if one doesn't get more than one lesson Plotinus, that one lesson should be that of right conduct. The man was an outstanding person and a great role model.
Khaire Plotinus may his teachings be exalted
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Great stuff.. One of my favourite channels.
Absolutely brilliant timing Dan, thank you! I know what I'm listening to this evening. 🙏🕉
After this beautiful introduction of Plotinus, I want to hear more of him.
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good stuff maaaan ❤❤❤
Ta Dan wonderful x
Why is it of all those he listed im most interested in a 2 hour discourse on why distant objects look small
As usual i learned much from this, thank you good Sir :)
Heck ya dan
Many thanks for this. M X
Plotinus is intriguing. I've only read a handful of pages from the Enneads. His discussion of Being seems amenable to a set theoretic exposition in places but excessively doctrinal in others. As a mathematician I find it strange that the followers of Plotinus who studied mathematics at length seem to have made no additions to mathematical knowledge. What does "mathematics" mean to Platonists?
Thank you
not bean counting that's for sure
You had Pythagarus
Praise
This is great! You should do the Corpus Hermeticum next! or at least part of it
There are recordings of the CH available on Audible
@@slmille4 I haven’t found one I like
"All things here are symbols".. Plotinus.
5:23 wtf i love plotinus now
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Plot-i-nus
Dan, amazing reading! Thank you! Would you enlighten me as of the origin of Porphyry? Here at 36:25 he says that "in his tongue" his name is Malchos, King. Malchos sounds like it was derived from a Hebrew word "melech" -- king, probably with a Greek ending -os
(Also, in Hebrew the derivatives of the root word "melech" are "malka" -- queen, and "malchut"-- kingdom, etc.).
Was Porphyry of Judaic origin?
He was from Tyre, so Phoenician in origins (hence the similarity to the Hebrew).
@@TheModernHermeticist Thank you!
@@TheModernHermeticist huh, ive always been lead to believe he was aramean
Like a boss. \m/ ΠΛΩΤΙΝΟΣ
Saving souls from the Christian propaganda.
All Hail Αθηνά=Selene.
The "middle" the Vestal Hestia!
Is this that guy who invented those exercises 40 year old moms do? Pilates or whatever?
yes
Yo, I can't help but to think our founder of neo-platonism here a little bit sus, and a creep. He refused to give any detail about his origins? To understand a thing, you must understand its origin and source. For a so-called lover of truth, he sure didnt want the truth about himself getting out there. And wtf, he tricked his nurse into giving him suck....??? What? Like I said, to understand a thing it's origins and source must be known, and that's enough information for me to question the entire program called neo platonism. New platonism is just that, not platonism but some new version with its origins found in a sick man who put a very high value in the physical world. He acts like the opposite, and yet it controls many of his actions. No portraits? A portrait should never be thought of as something one must "carry about", not to a philosopher, and yet that's exactly what the man said. I'm sorry but the more you dig into plotinus' philosophy, as well as the philosophy of the company he kept, his pupils , (and I'm speaking of those like iamblichus, porphery, numenius, ammonius, origin and others associated with them, ), what they often supported and championed, their backgrounds and origins, it becomes clear why he so stringently concealed his identity. I think you know the implication being made here. Let's do a quick comparison of the basics
Plato : highly rational , Neos : superstitious tendencies, some far more than others
Plato : attempted to dig down to a things source through unraveling it until it could comfortably be defined, neos : often danced around in speculation land
Plato : as clear as possible , neos : often inconsisted and confusing, highly complex usually resulting in word salad
Plato : an attempt at reason, neos : mystical
And the differences can go on forever, often times being complete opposites. They dress their bs in platonic terminology while completly stripping it of its essence. If they use platonic terminology and play with similar topics, but only as dressing for something that at its core is in alot of ways the opposite of being platonic, then how can I see this as anything but purposeful deceit? I refuse to believe they honestly looked like something on the surface, but were its opposite at their core. Plato often condemned what neo platonism quickly devoloped into... mysticism and magic, speaking of "begging priests" with claimed "God given power to cure with sacrifices and incantations.." who supposedly "persuade the gods to do their bidding" through "certain charms and binding spells" that they call "rites" (republic 364 b - 365 a) negatively. Plotinus acted as the perfect soil to transform platos doctrines into exactly this superstitious mysticism, wich Plato said was used to influence "not just individuals but whole cities". Sounds pretty sus to me.