Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP) Jean-Marc Narbonne on Plotinus in Dialogue with the Gnostics
May 4, 2021
Leading scholar Jean-Marc Narbonne discusses the interconnections between Plotinus' thought and the Gnostics. Topics include tensions within Plotinus' doctrine, Plotinus as a mystic drawing from various traditions, the evolution of Plato's view on evil, and Plotinus' critique of the Gnostics.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Plotinus and the Gnostics
03:24 • 10min
Exploring Plotinus as a Mystic
13:29 • 19min
Evolution of Plato's Thought and the Nature of Evil
32:24 • 4min
Exploring Emanationist Cosmos and the Origin of Prime Matter
36:47 • 3min
Plotinus' Critique of the Gnostics
39:29 • 10min