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Canadian scholar of ancient philosophy who has written on Plato, Aristotle, and Neoplatonism, arguing for a broadly Platonic tradition unifying ancient philosophy.
Solomon ibn Gabirol (c. 1021-1058) was an Andalusian Jewish philosopher and poet who wrote Fons Vitae (The Fountain of Life) in Arabic, a Neoplatonic philosophical work so universal in its approach that it was translated into Latin and widely read by medieval Christian scholastics who believed the author was a Christian or Arab. His Hebrew poetry is considered among the finest in the Jewish literary tradition.
Neoplatonic metaphysical concept — developed most fully by Plotinus in the Enneads (3rd century CE) — describing reality as hierarchically flowing outward from the One (the ultimate unity) through Nous (divine intellect) and Soul into matter — the most influential non-creation metaphysics in Western philosophy.