Plotinos
Plotinus was an influential ancient Greek philosopher, often considered the founder of Neoplatonism. Born in Egypt around 204 or 205 CE, he spent much of his philosophical career in Rome. His teachings were primarily transmitted through his student Porphyry, who compiled and edited his works into the Enneads. Plotinus's philosophy centers on the concept of "The One," an ineffable, transcendent principle from which all reality emanates.
According to Plotinus, The One is the ultimate source of existence, beyond being and thought. From The
His work draws heavily on Plato, but he reinterprets Platonic ideas in a systematic and metaphysical framework.