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Hypatia
Hypatia was a Hellenistic Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, during the late 4th and early 5th centuries. As the head of the Platonist school in Alexandria, she taught philosophy and mathematics to an elite circle of students, distinguishing herself in a male-dominated academic field. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob in 415 CE, an ev...
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Plotinus
Plotinus was a Greco-Roman philosopher born in Egypt around 204 CE. He established Neoplatonism, a complex system exploring reality’s ultimate source – The One – and its emanations into the world. His writings, known as the Enneads, significantly influenced Western thought regarding metaphysics, spirituality, and the nature of existence. Plotinus' ideas remain studied by philosophers, theologians,...
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