Porphyry (Author of Porphyry's Against the Christians)

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Porphyry

Born

in Tyre, Lebanon

December 31, 0234

Died

December 29, 0305

Genre

Philosophy, History

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Porphyry's parents were Phoenician, and he was born in Tyre. His parents named him Malchus ("king") but his teacher in Athens, Cassius Longinus, gave him the name Porphyrius ("clad in purple"), possibly a reference to his Phoenician heritage, or a punning allusion to his name and the color of royal robes.

Porphyry of Tyre (Greek: 螤慰蟻蠁蠉蟻喂慰蟼, Porphyrios, AD c. 234鈥揷. 305) was a Neoplatonic philosopher who was born in Tyre. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of his teacher Plotinus. He also wrote many works himself on a wide variety of topics. His Isagoge, or Introduction, is an introduction to logic and philosophy,and in Latin translation it was the standard textbook on logic throughout the Middle Ages. In add ...more

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	Porphyry's Against the Christians by Porphyry, R. Joseph Hoffmann (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.79 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 300 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Porphyry on the Cave of the Nymphs by Porphyry, Robert Lamberton (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1917 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Abstinence from Killing Animals by Porphyry, Gillian Clark (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 270 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Porphyry's Letter to His Wife: Concerning the Life of Philosophy and the Ascent to the Gods by Porphyry, Alice Zimmern (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 303 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Select Works of Porphyry by Porphyry, Thomas Taylor (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1823 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vie de Plotin by Porphyry, 脡mile Br茅hier (Translator), S茅bastien Morlet (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Porphyry's Launching-Points to the Realm of Mind: An Introduction to the Neoplatonic Philosophy of Plotinus 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Cult Images by Porphyry, Edwin Gifford (Translator), Edward Hamilton Gifford (Translator) 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1903 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Porphyry: To Gaurus on How Embryos are Ensouled and On What is in Our Power by Porphyry, James Wilberding (Translation) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Via葲a lui Pitagora. Via葲a lui Plotin by Porphyry, Porphyrios, Adelina Piatkowski (traducator) 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars