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Porphyry

Also known as Porphyry of Tyre, Malchus

3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher

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Porphyry was a philosopher who lived from 233 to 301. He is associated with a collection of 36 works, while another source lists 5 works. His writings include statements on the nature of the body and diet, such as the observation that every body is in place, but nothing essentially incorporeal has any locality. He also noted that a fleshless diet contributes to health and endurance in philosophical work.

The philosopher’s ideas are preserved in various quotations, including the assertion that every good thing is gentle and consistent, progressing in good order. His legacy is reflected in the fact that he is referenced by 1,018 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 11 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql, Crossref, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Tyre
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Latin
Field of work: philosophy
Image: Porphyrios Sucevita Fresco (cropped).jpg
Work location: Rome

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described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
Commons category: Porphyry (philosopher)
date of death: 0301-00-00
date of birth: 0233-00-00
student: Iamblichus
time period: Roman Empire
writing language: Latin
birth name: Malchus
name in native language: Πορφύριος
P12749: Magnus Hirschfeld
Commons Creator page: Porphyry

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Porphyry, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Porphyrii Institutio. Aristotelis categoriae. Eiusdem......., id is from interpretaione Liber. Analyticcon priorum eiusdem.i partitionum priorum Lib. II. Partitionum posteriorum, siue Partiatis scientiae Lib. II

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Porphyrii Institutio. Aristotelis categoriae

Porphyrii introductio in Apotelesmata Ptolemaei

Porphyrii Introductio

Porphyrii Introductio in decem praedicamenta Aristotelis

Porphyrii Introductio

Porphyrius De Porinentia ab animantibus

Porphyrii philosophi pythagorrici de non necandis ad epulandum animantibus libri IIII [Texto impreso]; eiusdem... sententiae ducentes ad inteligentiam rerum quae mente noscuntur

Porphyriu Peri tu en tē Odysseia tōn nymphōn antru = De antro Nympharum

De vita Pythagorae

Porphyrii Philosophi Ad Marcellam :Accedit Eiusdem Porphyrii Poëticum Fragmentum

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Encyclopedic overview

Porphyry (/ˈpɔːrfɪri/; Koine Greek: Πορφύριος, romanized: Porphýrios; c. 234 – c. AD 305) was a Phoenician Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman rule. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher.

He wrote original works in the Greek language on a wide variety of topics, ranging from music theory to Homer to vegetarianism. His Isagoge or Introduction, an introduction to logic and philosophy, was the standard textbook on logic throughout the Middle Ages in its Latin and Arabic translations. Porphyry was, and still is, also well known for his anti-Christian polemics. Through works such as Philosophy from Oracles and Against the Christians (which was banned by Constantine the Great), he was involved in a controversy with early Christians.

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