Ammonius Saccas
Hellenistic Platonist philosopher (175–243) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ammonius Saccas (/əˈmoʊniəs/; Greek: Ἀμμώνιος Σακκᾶς; 175 AD – 243 AD) was a Hellenistic Platonist self-taught philosopher from Alexandria, generally regarded as the precursor of Neoplatonism and/or one of its founders.[1][2][3] He is mainly known as the teacher of Plotinus, whom he taught from 232 to 243.[2] He was undoubtedly the most significant influence on Plotinus in his development of Neoplatonism, although little is known about his own philosophical views. Later Christian writers stated that Ammonius was a Christian, but it is now generally assumed that there was a different Ammonius of Alexandria who wrote biblical texts.
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Ammonius Saccas | |
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Born | 175 |
Died | 243 (aged 67–68) |
Era | Ancient philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Neoplatonism[1] |
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