the One (Plotinus)

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The One in Plotinus’ philosophy is the absolutely transcendent, ineffable first principle from which all reality emanates, surpassing being, intellect, and all determinate qualities.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoplatonic principle ⓘ
first principle ⓘ
metaphysical principle ⓘ
ultimate reality ⓘ
accessedBy intellectual and moral purification of the soul ⓘ
mystical union (henosis) ⓘ
associatedPhilosopher Plotinus ⓘ
Porphyry ⓘ
associatedTradition Platonism ⓘ
associatedWork Enneads ⓘ
causeOf Intellect (Nous) ⓘ
Soul ⓘ
all beings ⓘ
all forms ⓘ
all goodness ⓘ
characterizedAs absolutely simple ⓘ
absolutely transcendent ⓘ
beyond being ⓘ
beyond thought ⓘ
incomprehensible ⓘ
indivisible ⓘ
ineffable ⓘ
self-sufficient ⓘ
source of unity ⓘ
describedIn Enneads V.2 (On the Origin and Order of the Beings following after the First) ⓘ
linked to: Enneads

Enneads V.3 (On the Knowing Hypostases and on that which is beyond) ⓘ
linked to: Enneads

Enneads VI.9 (On the Good or the One) ⓘ
linked to: Enneads
identifiedWith the Good (to agathon) ⓘ
linked to: Philebus
influenced Christian negative theology ⓘ
Islamic philosophy ⓘ
later Neoplatonists ⓘ
medieval metaphysics ⓘ
metaphysicalStatus absolute unity ⓘ
beyond all categories ⓘ
unconditioned ⓘ
modeOfCausality emanation ⓘ
overflow (prohodos) ⓘ
notIdenticalWith Intellect (Nous) ⓘ
linked to: Intellect

being ⓘ
material world ⓘ
world-soul ⓘ
philosophicalSystem Neoplatonism ⓘ
precedes Intellect (Nous) ⓘ
linked to: Intellect

Soul ⓘ
sensible world ⓘ
relationToKnowledge can be approached only by negation (via negativa) ⓘ
cannot be grasped by discursive reason ⓘ
relationToMultiplicity beyond multiplicity ⓘ
principle of all multiplicity ⓘ
relationToMysticism union with the One is the highest goal of the soul ⓘ
roleInSystem first hypostasis ⓘ
transcends all determinate qualities ⓘ
being ⓘ
essence ⓘ
goodness as a predicate ⓘ
intellect ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ
soul ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Intellect (Plotinus) → follows → the One (Plotinus) ⓘ
subject linked to: Intellect
Intellect (Plotinus) → contemplates → the One (Plotinus) ⓘ
subject linked to: Intellect
Intellect (Plotinus) → emanatesFrom → the One (Plotinus) ⓘ
subject linked to: Intellect
Soul (Plotinus) → lowerThan → The One (Plotinus) ⓘ
linked to: the One (Plotinus)
Soul (Plotinus) → relatedConcept → The One (Plotinus) ⓘ
linked to: the One (Plotinus)
Soul (Plotinus) → distinguishedFrom → The One (Plotinus) ⓘ
linked to: the One (Plotinus)
Soul (Plotinus) → ultimateSource → The One (Plotinus) through Intellect (Nous) (Plotinus) ⓘ
linked to: the One (Plotinus)
Amelius of Apamea → wroteAbout → the One in Neoplatonism ⓘ
linked to: the One (Plotinus)