本杰明·富勒在其经典研究《普罗提诺思想中恶的问题》中认为,普罗提诺关于恶的思想存在一个内部矛盾:他一方面认为流溢是一个不断产生和加剧不完善的宇宙论过程,另一方面又认为只有物质质料与受其败坏与污染的事物才具有恶,这个矛盾根源于普罗提诺混淆了承载完善的多样性的“异”的概念和承载不完善的层级性的质料概念。本文将证明,富勒的批评实际上基于他对于普罗提诺恶观念的根本思路,尤其是对于“异”这个关键概念的误解。通过澄清富勒的误解,本文将深入揭示普罗提诺恶观念的复杂与平衡。 Benjamin Fuller, in his classic study “The Problem of Evil in Protetinology,” argues that there is an internal contradiction in Plotinus’s idea of ​​evil: on the one hand, he considers spillover to be a process of constantly generating and exacerbating imperfect cosmologies On the other hand, they also think that only material things and things corrupted and polluted by them are evil. This contradiction stems from the fact that Plotinian confused the concept of “different ” which carries perfect diversity with the imperfect hierarchy Material concept. This article will prove that Fuller’s criticism is actually based on his fundamental thinking on the concept of Prothian evil, especially on the misunderstanding of the key concept of “different ”. By clarifying Fuller’s misunderstanding, this article will reveal in more depth the complexities and balances of Plotinus’ evil beliefs.