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philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Oriental mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul

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  • More promising were neoplatonic aitiological arguments
  • Ibn Gabirol's Fons Vitae certainly belongs to the neoplatonic tradition.
  • “Aristotelians” and all of the rest who, as a rule, are labeled neoplatonic.
  • Porphyry, who started the neoplatonic tradition of commentaries on Aristotle at the end of the
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