Plotinus & Iamblichus on Magic and Theurgy

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What's Plotinus's idea of Magic? Why is theurgy so important for Iamblichus? Emanationism, Sympathy, Antipathy and Neoplatonic cosmology.

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00:00 Introduction: Plotinus & Iamblichus

01:28 What is Neoplatonism?

04:12 Plotinus

04:52 Iamblicus

05:34 Their opposing views

12:20 Summary

13:25 The collaboration participants

14:17 Support Angela’s Symposium

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