Neoplatonism Explained in 5 Minutes (A Concise & Selective Overview)

In our deep-dive video, "Neoplatonism: A Philosophical-Historical Overview," we got into the finer points of that system which derives from Plato and owes its specific formulation largely to Plotinus.

But, we have been asked numerous times if we would condense some of the most salient features into a shorter, more digestible presentation.

Therefore, we have attempted something along the lines of our previous "Gnosticism Explained in 5 Minutes."

Necessarily, so brief an excursion into a worldview as complex as Neoplatonism will be highly selective. Plainly, we had to leave out more than we included. Still, we hope that this serves the purpose for which it was intended: to provide a quick, dictionary-style definition for "Neoplatonism."

We furthermore trust that any deficits in this survey -- and there are many -- are partially remedied by our more in-depth treatment. We recommend that hour-long video to anyone with both the interest and the time.

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