Plotinus On The Contemplation Of The Intelligible World
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Plotinus On The Contemplation Of The Intelligible World
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Author : Mateusz Strózynski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-04
Plotinus On The Contemplation Of The Intelligible World written by Mateusz Strózynski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04 with Philosophy categories.
Plotinus On Intellect
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Author : Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-02-15
Plotinus On Intellect written by Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-15 with Philosophy categories.
Plotinus (205-269 AD) is considered the founder of Neoplatonism, the dominant philosophical movement of late antiquity, and a rich seam of current scholarly interest. Whilst Plotinus' influence on the subsequent philosophical tradition was enormous, his ideas can also be seen as the culmination of some implicit trends in the Greek tradition from Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics.Emilsson's in-depth study focuses on Plotinus' notion of Intellect, which comes second in his hierarchical model of reality, after the One, unknowable first cause of everything. As opposed to ordinary human discursive thinking, Intellect's thought is all-at-once, timeless, truthful and a direct intuition into 'things themselves'; it is presumably not even propositional. Emilsson discusses and explains this strong notion of non-discursive thought and explores Plotinus' insistence that this mustbe the primary form of thought.Plotinus' doctrine of Intellect raises a host of questions that Emilsson addresses. First, Intellect's thought is described as an attempt to grasp the One and at the same time as self-thought. How are these two claims related? How are they compatible? What lies in Plotinus' insistence that Intellect's thought is a thought of itself? Second, Plotinus gives two minimum requirements of thought: that it must involve a distinction between thinker and object of thought, and that the object itselfmust be varied. How are these two pluralist claims related? Third, what is the relation between Intellect as a thinker and Intellect as an object of thought? Plotinus' position here seems to amount to a form of idealism, and this is explored.
The Architecture Of The Intelligible Universe In The Philosophy Of Plotinus
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Author : Arthur Hilary Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1940
The Architecture Of The Intelligible Universe In The Philosophy Of Plotinus written by Arthur Hilary Armstrong 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 1940 with Philosophy categories.
This 1940 book assesses how the philosopher Plotinus' hierarchy of reality fits into the wider universal order, and how the historical and philosophical tradition gave rise to Plotinus' own philosophies. The book also supplies a bibliography broken down by topic for those who wish to pursue any aspect of the text in greater depth.
St Augustine And Plotinus The Human Mind As Image Of The Divine
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Author : Laela Zwollo
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-11-26
St Augustine And Plotinus The Human Mind As Image Of The Divine written by Laela Zwollo and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-26 with Religion categories.
In Augustine and Plotinus: the Human Mind as Image of the Divine Laela Zwollo provides an inside view of two of the most influential thinkers of late antiquity: the Christian Augustine and the Neo-Platonist Plotinus. By exploring the finer points and paradoxes of their doctrines of the image of God (the human soul/intellect), the illustrious church father’s complex interaction with his most important non-biblical source comes into focus. In order to fathom Augustine, we should first grasp the beauty in Plotinus’ philosophy and its attractiveness to Christians. This monograph will contribute to a better understanding of the formative years of Christianity as well as later ancient philosophy. It can serve as a handbook for becoming acquainted with the two thinkers, as well as for delving into the profundity of their thought.
Brill S Companion To The Reception Of Plato In Antiquity
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Author : Harold Tarrant
language : en
Publisher: Brill's Companions to Classica
Release Date : 2018
Brill S Companion To The Reception Of Plato In Antiquity written by Harold Tarrant and has been published by Brill's Companions to Classica this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Literary Criticism categories.
Brill's Companion to the Reception of Plato in Antiquityoffers a comprehensive account of the ways in which ancient readers responded to Plato, as philosopher, as author, and more generally as a central figure in the intellectual heritage of Classical Greece, from his death in the fourth century BCE until the Platonist and Aristotelian commentators in the sixth century CE. The volume is divided into three sections: 'Early Developments in Reception' (four chapters); 'Early Imperial Reception' (nine chapters); and 'Early Christianity and Late Antique Platonism' (eighteen chapters). Sectional introductions cover matters of importance that could not easily be covered in dedicated chapters. The book demonstrates the great variety of approaches to and interpretations of Plato among even his most dedicated ancient readers, offering some salutary lessons for his modern readers too.
The Structure Of Being
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Author : International Society for Neoplatonic Studies
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1982-01-01
The Structure Of Being written by International Society for Neoplatonic Studies and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Neoplatonism has sometimes been seen as a species of mysticism. This volume shows that Neoplatonism has, on the contrary, a characteristic and definable structure. It presents the logic of Neoplatonism and carefully distinguishes it from the logic of other forms of philosophy.
Plotinus Or The Simplicity Of Vision
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Author : Pierre Hadot
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1998-04-28
Plotinus Or The Simplicity Of Vision written by Pierre Hadot and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-04-28 with Philosophy categories.
Since its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introduction to the man and his thought. Michael Chase's lucid translation—complete with a useful chronology and analytical bibliography—at last makes this book available to the English-speaking world. Hadot carefully examines Plotinus's views on the self, existence, love, virtue, gentleness, and solitude. He shows that Plotinus, like other philosophers of his day, believed that Plato and Aristotle had already articulated the essential truths; for him, the purpose of practicing philosophy was not to profess new truths but to engage in spiritual exercises so as to live philosophically. Seen in this light, Plotinus's counsel against fixation on the body and all earthly matters stemmed not from disgust or fear, but rather from his awareness of the negative effect that bodily preoccupation and material concern could have on spiritual exercises.
Divination And Theurgy In Neoplatonism
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Author : Crystal Addey
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-13
Divination And Theurgy In Neoplatonism written by Crystal Addey and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-13 with Philosophy categories.
Why did ancient philosophers consult oracles, write about them, and consider them to be an important part of philosophical thought and practice? This book explores the extensive links between oracles and philosophy in Late Antiquity, particularly focusing on the roles of oracles and other forms of divination in third and fourth century CE Neoplatonism. Examining some of the most significant debates between pagan philosophers and Christian intellectuals on the nature of oracles as a central yet contested element of religious tradition, Addey focuses particularly on Porphyry's Philosophy from Oracles and Iamblichus' De Mysteriis - two works which deal extensively with oracles and other forms of divination. This book argues for the significance of divination within Neoplatonism and offers a substantial reassessment of oracles and philosophical works and their relationship to one another. With a broad interdisciplinary approach, encompassing Classics, Ancient Philosophy, Theology, Religious Studies and Ancient History, Addey draws on recent anthropological and religious studies research which has challenged and re-evaluated the relationship between rationality and ritual.
Neoplatonism And Contemporary Thought
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Author : R. Baine Harris
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Neoplatonism And Contemporary Thought written by R. Baine Harris and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Leading scholars relate Neoplatonism to contemporary social theory, aesthetics, and spirituality.
Plotinus Legacy
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Author : Stephen Gersh
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-04-25
Plotinus Legacy written by Stephen Gersh 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 2019-04-25 with History categories.
Using a series of case-studies from across European philosophical traditions, this book traces the influence of Neoplatonism over the centuries.