Ideas of Porphyry, by Theme

[Greek, 234 - 305, Born at Tyre. Taught by Plotinus. Based in Alexandria. Wrote 'Against the Christians' (lost).]

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / b. Philosophy as transcendent
18450 Philosophy has its own mode of death, by separating soul from body
8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
18451 The presence of the incorporeal is only known by certain kinds of disposition
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
15034 Are genera and species real or conceptual? bodies or incorporeal? in sensibles or separate from them?
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / a. Intrinsic unification
18459 Diversity arises from the power of unity
12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory
18452 Memory is not conserved images, but reproduction of previous thought
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / c. Features of mind
18453 Intelligence is aware of itself, so the intelligence is both the thinker and the thought
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 1. Mind / d. Location of mind
18462 The soul is everywhere and nowhere in the body, and must be its cause
16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 2. Knowing the Self
18463 Successful introspection reveals the substrate along with the object of thought
17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 1. Dualism
18458 The soul is bound to matter by the force of its own disposition
22. Metaethics / A. Value / 2. Values / f. Love
18448 We should avoid the pleasures of love, or at least, should not enact our dreams
22. Metaethics / C. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
18464 Justice is each person fulfilling his function
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / c. Motivation for virtue
18444 Civil virtues make us behave benevolently, and thereby unite citizens
18445 Civil virtues control the passions, and make us conform to our nature
18446 Purificatory virtues detach the soul completely from the passions
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
18447 There are practical, purificatory, contemplative, and exemplary virtues
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
18456 Unified real existence is neither great nor small, though greatness and smallness participate in it
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / c. Idealist time
18454 Time is the circular movement of the soul
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / e. Eventless time
18455 Some think time is seen at rest, as well as in movement
28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature
18460 God is nowhere, and hence everywhere
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 2. Pantheism
18461 Everything existing proceeds from divinity, and is within divinity
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / b. Soul
18449 Nature binds or detaches body to soul, but soul itself joins and detaches soul from body
18457 Individual souls are all connected, though distinct, and without dividing universal Soul