Peter Adamson on Plotinus on Evil

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Peter Adamson on Plotinus on Evil

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Plotinus, who lived in the 3rd Century A.D., was the founder of neo-platonism. In this episode of Philosophy Bites Peter Adamson explains what Plotinus had to say about evil.

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