The hierarchy of reality flowing downward: The One →right arrow Intellect (Nous) →right arrow Soul (Psyche).
From the One to the Many: Emanation and Reality in Neo-Platonic Thought Plotinus and the Challenge of Evil: A Study in Theodicy The Enneads
Highlight his lasting influence on Western (Augustine) and Near-Eastern philosophy. The hierarchy of reality flowing downward: The One
Explore the world of Forms (Nous) and the role of the Soul in organizing the cosmos. The Enneads
To help you narrow down the focus of your paper, which of these topics sounds most interesting to you? The Soul's ascent (ethics/spirituality) The problem of evil The influence of Plotinus on later philosophers