Plotinus And Epicurus
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Plotinus And Epicurus
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Author : Angela Longo
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-08-03
Plotinus And Epicurus written by Angela Longo and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-03 with Philosophy categories.
Proposes a new way of understanding themes such as matter, knowledge, human happiness and the gods in Epicurus and Plotinus.
Plotinus Arg Philosophers
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Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-08-21
Plotinus Arg Philosophers written by Lloyd P. Gerson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-21 with Philosophy categories.
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Plotinus
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Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1999
Plotinus written by Lloyd P. Gerson and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Philosophy categories.
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Pursuits Of Wisdom
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Author : John M. Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-08-25
Pursuits Of Wisdom written by John M. Cooper and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-25 with Philosophy categories.
This is a major reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life--and not simply an intellectual discipline. Distinguished philosopher John Cooper traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied or even used to solve particular practical problems. Rather, philosophy--not just ethics but even logic and physical theory--was literally to be lived. Yet there was great disagreement about how to live philosophically: philosophy was not one but many, mutually opposed, ways of life. Examining this tradition from its establishment by Socrates in the fifth century BCE through Plotinus in the third century CE and the eclipse of pagan philosophy by Christianity, Pursuits of Wisdom examines six central philosophies of living--Socratic, Aristotelian, Stoic, Epicurean, Skeptic, and the Platonist life of late antiquity. The book describes the shared assumptions that allowed these thinkers to conceive of their philosophies as ways of life, as well as the distinctive ideas that led them to widely different conclusions about the best human life. Clearing up many common misperceptions and simplifications, Cooper explains in detail the Socratic devotion to philosophical discussion about human nature, human life, and human good; the Aristotelian focus on the true place of humans within the total system of the natural world; the Stoic commitment to dutifully accepting Zeus's plans; the Epicurean pursuit of pleasure through tranquil activities that exercise perception, thought, and feeling; the Skeptical eschewal of all critical reasoning in forming their beliefs; and, finally, the late Platonist emphasis on spiritual concerns and the eternal realm of Being. Pursuits of Wisdom is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding what the great philosophers of antiquity thought was the true purpose of philosophy--and of life.
Knowledge In A Nutshell Classical Philosophy
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Author : Michael Moore
language : en
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Release Date : 2019-01-15
Knowledge In A Nutshell Classical Philosophy written by Michael Moore and has been published by Arcturus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-15 with Philosophy categories.
From Socrates' fascinating discussions of morality and virtue to Pythagoras' attempts to understand the arrangement of the cosmos, the thinkers of the ancient world provided us with an astonishing array of ideas that has helped to shape the modern world. Ranging across Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy from Anaximander to Plotinus, Classical Philosophy in a Nutshell explains important ideas such as Plato's Theory of Forms, Zeno's Paradox, and the Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius. Filled with helpful diagrams and simple summaries of complex theories, this essential introduction brings the great ideas of antiquity to everyone.
Plotinus On Eudaimonia
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Author : Kieran McGroarty
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-10-05
Plotinus On Eudaimonia written by Kieran McGroarty and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
A philosophical commentary on a section of the Enneads written by the last great Neoplatonist thinker, Plotinus. The treatise is entitled 'Concerning Well-Being' and was written at a late stage in Plotinus' life when he was suffering from an illness that was shortly to kill him. Its main concern is with the good man and how he should pursue the good life. The treatise is therefore central to our understanding of Plotinus' ethical theory, and the commentary seeks to explicate and elucidate that theory. Plotinus' views on how one should live in order to fulfil oneself as a human being are as relevant now as they were in the third century AD. All Greek and Latin is translated, while short summaries introducing the content of each chapter help to make Plotinus' argument clear even to the non-specialist.
Plotinus Ennead V 5
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Author : Lloyd Gerson
language : en
Publisher: Parmenides Publishing
Release Date : 2013-07-15
Plotinus Ennead V 5 written by Lloyd Gerson and has been published by Parmenides Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-15 with Philosophy categories.
Platonists beginning in the Old Academy itself and up to and including Plotinus struggled to understand and articulate the relation between Plato's Demiurge and the Living Animal which served as the model for creation. The central question is whether "e;contents"e; of the Living Animal, the Forms, are internal to the mind of the Demiurge or external and independent. For Plotinus, the solution depends heavily on how the Intellect that is the Demiurge and the Forms or intelligibles are to be understood in relation to the first principle of all, the One or the Good. The treatise V.5 [32] sets out the case for the internality of Forms and argues for the necessary existence of an absolutely simple and transcendent first principle of all, the One or the Good. Not only Intellect and the Forms, but everything else depends on this principle for their being.
A History Of Western Philosophy Beginnings To Plotinus
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Author : Ralph McInerny
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
A History Of Western Philosophy Beginnings To Plotinus written by Ralph McInerny and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Philosophy categories.
Epicurus
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Author : Dane R. Gordon
language : en
Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
Release Date : 2003
Epicurus written by Dane R. Gordon and has been published by RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Philosophy categories.
The philosophy of Epicurus (c. 341-271 B. C. E.), has been a quietly pervasive influence for more than two millennia. At present, when many long revered ideologies are proven empty, Epicureanism is powerfully and refreshingly relevant, offering a straightforward way of dealing with the issues of life and death. The chapters in this book provide a kaleidoscope of contemporary opinions about Epicurus' teachings. They tell us also about the archeological discoveries that promise to augment the scant remains we have of Epicurus's own writing. the breadth of this new work will be welcomed by those who value Epicurean philosophy as a scholarly and personal resource for contemporary life. "Epicurus: His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance," is the title of a 2002 conference on Epicurus held at Rochester Institute of Technology, when many of the ideas here were first presented.
Plotinus Psychology
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Author : H.J. Blumenthal
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Plotinus Psychology written by H.J. Blumenthal and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Philosophy categories.
This book is a revised version, with some omissions, of a Cambridge doctoral dissertation submitted in 1963: I fear that it still bears marks of its origins. The dissertation itself was the result of an earlier scheme to identify the sources of Plotinus' psychological doctrines. In the course of this work it soon became evident that it was not sufficient1y clear what these doctrines were. Students of Plotinus have tended to concentrate on the higher regions of his world, and there is still no satisfactory treatment of his doctrines of the embodied soul. It is the purpose of this book to provide a fairly extensive survey of these doctrines. It does not claim to be exhaustive. Nor does it claim to add a large body of new knowledge, since over so wide a field many points have been touched on by others, if only in passing. But I hope that it may remove some misconceptions, and bring the details of Plotinus' theories into sharper focus. It had been my intention to add an introduction - mainly for the benefit of non-specialist readers - on the psychology of Plotinus' predecessors. In the meantime the Cambridge History of Later Greek and Early Medieval Philosophy has appeared, and the reader who wants information on this subject may convenient1y be referred to the relevant parts of the late Professor Merlan's chapters on the predeces sors of Plotinus.