the One
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According to Plotinus, "the One" is the first principle of reality. It is an utterly simple, ineffable, unknowable subsistence. It is both the creative source of the Universe and the teleological end of all existing things.
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When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 200
- Historical notes
- Plotinus lived c. 204 – 270 CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- the one Spirit, Urania
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“For Plotinus, the first principle of reality is "the One", an utterly simple, ineffable, unknowable subsistence which is both the creative source of the Universe and the teleological end of all existing things.”
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“The One, which is Light, Beauty, Benediction, and Love, now shines on him.”
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