"Let your mind expand beyond limits, for it is in boundless curiosity that true wisdom is found."
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About Porphyry
Porphyry (c. 232–c. 305 AD) was a Neoplatonic philosopher and scholar known for his commentaries on the works of Plato and Aristotle. He was born in Tyre, present-day Lebanon, and studied under Plotinus in Rome. Porphyry's philosophical works helped shape the development of Neoplatonism and had a significant influence on later thinkers. He was critical of Christianity and wrote against its teachings, contributing to the intellectual debates of his time.
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