This video is part of an amazing collaboration with ESOTERICA, Seekers of Unity, Angela's Symposium, The Modern Hermeticist and John Vervaeke. You can find their videos on Neoplatonism below:
ESOTERICA: https://youtu.be/ZV5ubPPzT7U
Seekers of Unity: https://youtu.be/UmkZ383LcW8
Angela's Symposium: https://youtu.be/lNqnNjsGExM
The Modern Hermeticist: https://youtu.be/Wzd98YSG6Hs
John Vervaeke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbk3lA6zCic
Part 2 of my contribution, tackling Neoplatonism in Islamic thought, hopefully comes out next week!
Sources/Recomended Reading:
Cooper, John M. (ed.) (1997). "Plato: Complete Works". Hackett Publishing Company.
Dillon, John (1996). "The Middle Platonists". Bristol Classical Press.
Gerson, Loyd P. (ed.) (2019). "Plotinus: The Enneads". Cambridge University Press. (This is the translation of the Enneads I have been using in this episode).
Gerson, Loyd P (2008). "Cambridge Companion to Plotinus". Cambridge University Press.
Gregory, John (ed.) (1998). "The Neoplatonists: a reader". Routledge.
Iamblichus "On the Mysteries". Tranlsated by Emma C. Clarke, John M. Dillon & Jackson P. Hershell. Writings from the Graeco-Roman World. Society of Biblical Literature.
Proclus "The Elements of Theology: A Revised Text with Translation, Introduction, and Commentary". Translated by E.R. Dodds. Second Edition. Oxford University Press.
O'Meara, Dominic J. (1999). "Plotinus: An Introduction to the Enneads". Oxford University Press.
Shaw, Gregory (2014). "Theurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblichus". Angelico Press/Sophia Perennis.
Wallis, R.T. (1998). "Neoplatonism". Second Edition. Bristol Classical Paperbacks. Hackett Publishing Company.
Also check out the excellent episodes about Plotinus on the "Secret History of Western Esotericism" pocast: https://shwep.net/
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:30 Collaboration
03:06 Intro (Part 2)
05:26 Plotinus - Life and works
18:22 Metaphysical underpinnings
26:46 Ascent & Participatory Metaphysics
35:01 Union with the Nous (Intellect)
36:17 Apophatic nature of the One
39:47 Alone with the Alone: Union with the One?
45:17 Neoplatonism after Plotinus
51:11 Defining Neoplatonism
52:24 The influence of Neoplatonism
54:10 Conclusion
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