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Was Ammonius Saccas an influence on Aristotelian thought?

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Ammonius Saccas was a Neoplatonic philosopher who was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in the third century CE. He is considered to be one of the founders of Neoplatonism, a school of philosophy that combined elements of Platonism, Aristotelianism, and Stoicism. Saccas's teachings were influential on many later philosophers, including Plotinus and Porphyry.
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