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> [Before the 3rd century you're having several philosophical schools still as a going concern. You have not only the Platonists and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-adamson/before-the-3rd-century-you-re-having-several-philosophical-schools/)

[Peter Adamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-adamson/)

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> [Certainly neo-Platonism, Plotinus and Porphyry and that school are psychedelic philosophers. Their idea of an ascending hierarchy of more and more rarefied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/certainly-neo-platonism-plotinus-and-porphyry-and-that-school-are/)

[Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/)

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> [The importance of Plotinus is not only his own philosophical ideas which are quite interesting, but his historical impact as the founder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-adamson/the-importance-of-plotinus-is-not-only-his-own-philosophical-ideas/)

[Peter Adamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-adamson/)

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> [I think it's important to realise that what happens in Neo-Platonism beginning with Plotinus and Porphyry and then going on for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-adamson/i-think-it-s-important-to-realise-that-what-happens-in-neo-platonism/)

[Peter Adamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-adamson/)

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> [Plotinus is usually called the Founder of Neo Platonism and what that means is that in this philosophical circle, he was founding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-adamson/plotinus-is-usually-called-the-founder-of-neo-platonism-and-what-that/)

[Peter Adamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-adamson/)

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