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‘The Philosopher of our Time’: Introducing Plotinus

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

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Emanation, Transcendence, and Biography: Understanding Platonus's Metaphysics

This chapter explores the concept of emanation as a way to understand the relationships between different realities and emphasizes the importance of the human being transcending all that is not the one for a direct encounter with the one. It also introduces Porphyry's biography of Platonus and discusses the challenges in learning about his early life.

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