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[Revised entry by George Karamanolis on October 1, 2024.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html]
Numenius, a Platonist philosopher of the mid 2nd century CE, had considerable impact on later Platonism, most notably on Plotinus (3rd c.) and Porphyry (3rd-4th c). His work, surviving only in fragments, is important both historically and philosophically. Its historical significance lies mainly in that it shows how much of Plotinus’ philosophy, especially Plotinus’ metaphysics, was inspired by earlier Platonists such as Numenius, who was one of…

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