Divine attributes in the rational theology of Plato, Aristotle and Plotinus

The article is devoted to studying the Deity’s properties in the works of the ancient philosophers Plato, Aristotle and Plotinus. First of all, the possibility of philosophical theology discourse in relation to ancient thought is substantiated. Analyzing Plato’s rational theology, the author bases himself on the traditional Neoplatonic opinion that in the philosopher, subjects of the divine attributes are the Good, the Demiurge and the Paradigm of the cosmos, as well as the world Soul. After a brief presentation of Aristotle’s ontology, the author proceeds to analyze the attributes of the active creative God-Intellect, as well as its difference from the passive becoming intellect. When considering the philosophical theology of Plotinus, the apophatic attributes of the One, as well as the properties of the Hypostases of the Intellect and of the Soul, are examined. The Neoplatonist also establishes the difference between the actual Intellect-Demiurge and the potential intellect of the soul. It is concluded that in the rational theology of the considered philosophers, most of Christian theistic attributes and predicates are anticipated, which indicates the development of the ability of natural knowledge of God in these thinkers.