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Neoplatonic Texts

The Neoplatonic text of chief importance is, of course, the Enneads of Plotinus. Also included here are various commentaries by Proclus, and several 19th and early 20th century books on Neoplatonism.

Ancient Works

The Enneads of Plotinus

The complete translation of the Enneads of Plotinus, as translated by Stephen MacKenna. Fully indexed and hyperlinked.

Iamblichus - On the Mysteries of Egypt

Iamblichus' On the Mysteries of Egypt, as translated by Alexander Wilder. Includes the original "Letter to Porphyry", followed by the "Reply of Abammon" (Iamblichus' chosen pseudonym).

Proclus - Metaphysical Elements

Prolcus' Metaphysical Elements, also know as the Elements of Theology, as translated by Thomas M. Johnson. This scan is rather large, so please right-click and select "download".

Proclus - Commentary on Timaeus, Volume 1

Volume One of Proclus' Commentary on Timaeus, translated by Thomas Taylor. This is also a very large file, and unfortunately, a poor scan. We are currently searching for a better version.

Proclus - Commentary on Timaeus, Volume 2

Volume Two of Proclus' Commentary on Timaeus, translated by Thomas Taylor. This is also a very large file, and unfortunately, a poor scan. We are currently searching for a better version.

Modern Commentaries

Neoplatonism - Chief Ancient Philosophies

Neoplatonism - Chief Ancient Philosophies, by Charles Bigg (1895). An essential overview of Neoplatonism, its theories, doctrine, and central philosophies. This is a very large file.

The Neoplatonists - A Study in the History of Hellenism

The Neoplatonists - A Study in the History of Hellenism, by Thomas Whittaker (1918). Graeco-Roman Civilization in its Political Development; The Stages of Greek Philosophy; Religious Developments in Later Antiquity; Plotinus and his Nearest Possessions; The Philosophical System of Plotinus; The Mysticism of Plotinus; The Diffusion of Neoplatonism; The Polemic against Christianity; The Athenian School;and The Influence of Neoplatonism. This is a very large file.

The Platonism of Plutarch

The Platonism of Plutarch, by Roger Miller Jones (1916). This work gives an interesting look at the Middle Platonic or proto-Neoplatonic influence on the 1st century Greek historian Plutarch.