The Philosophy Of Plotinus

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Plotinus

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Author : Stephen R. L. Clark
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2016-05-04

Plotinus written by Stephen R. L. Clark 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 2016-05-04 with Philosophy categories.

“A bold work that applies a new approach to the interpretation of the thought of the founder of Neoplatonism . . . beautifully written.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Plotinus, the Roman philosopher (c. 204-270 CE) who is widely regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism, was also the creator of numerous myths, images, and metaphors. They have influenced both secular philosophers and Christian and Muslim theologians, but have frequently been dismissed by modern scholars as merely ornamental. In this book, distinguished philosopher Stephen R. L. Clark shows that they form a vital set of spiritual exercises by which individuals can achieve one of Plotinus’s most important goals: self-transformation through contemplation. Clark examines a variety of Plotinus’s myths and metaphors within the cultural and philosophical context of his time, asking probing questions about their contemplative effects. What is it, for example, to “think away the spatiality” of material things? What state of mind is Plotinus recommending when he speaks of love, or drunkenness, or nakedness? What star-like consciousness is intended when he declares that we were once stars or are stars eternally? What does it mean to say that the soul goes around God? And how are we supposed to “bring the god in us back to the god in all?” Through these rich images and structures, Clark casts Plotinus as a philosopher deeply concerned with philosophy as a way of life. “Highly enjoyable . . . His book is the tool by which we learn to read Plotinus in a dynamic way that transforms our very selves.” —Classical World

Plotinus And The Presocratics

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Author : Giannis Stamatellos
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01

Plotinus And The Presocratics written by Giannis Stamatellos and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Philosophy categories.

Filling the void in the current scholarship, Giannis Stamatellos provides the first book-length study of the Presocratic influences in Plotinus' Enneads. Widely regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism, Plotinus (204–270 AD) assimilated eight centuries of Greek thought into his work. In this book Stamatellos focuses on eminent Presocratic thinkers who are significant in Plotinus' thought, including Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, the early Pythagoreans, and the early Atomists. The Presocratic references found in the Enneads are studied in connection with Plotinus' fundamental theories of the One and the unity of being, intellect and the structure of the intelligible world, the nature of eternity and time, the formation of the material world, and the nature of the ensouled body. Stamatellos concludes that, contrary to modern scholarship's dismissal of Presocratic influence in the Enneads, Presocratic philosophy is in fact an important source for Plotinus, which he recognized as valuable in its own right and adapted for key topics in his thought.

Plotinus The Platonist

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Author : David J. Yount
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-23

Plotinus The Platonist written by David J. Yount and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-23 with Philosophy categories.

In this insightful new book David J. Yount argues, against received wisdom, that there are no essential differences between the metaphysics of Plato and Plotinus. Yount covers the core principles of Plotinian thought: The One or Good, Intellect, and All-Soul (the Three Hypostases), Beauty, God(s), Forms, Emanation, Matter, and Evil. After addressing the interpretive issues that surround the authenticity of Plato's works, Plotinus: The Platonist deftly argues against the commonly held view that Plotinus is best interpreted as a Neo-Platonist, proposing he should be thought of as a Platonist proper. Yount presents thorough explanations and quotations from the works of each classical philosopher to demonstrate his thesis, concluding comprehensively that Plato and Plotinus do not essentially differ on their metaphysical conceptions. This is an ideal text for Plato and Plotinus scholars and academics, and excellent supplementary reading for upper-level undergraduates students and postgraduate students of ancient philosophy.

Plotinus On Self

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Author : Pauliina Remes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-09-13

Plotinus On Self written by Pauliina Remes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-13 with History categories.

This text examines Plotinus' conceptualisation of two selfhoods - corporeal and rational, their interrelations and implications for living.

Plato And Plotinus On Mysticism Epistemology And Ethics

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Author : David J. Yount
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-02-23

Plato And Plotinus On Mysticism Epistemology And Ethics written by David J. Yount and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-23 with Philosophy categories.

This book argues against the common view that there are no essential differences between Plato and the Neoplatonist philosopher, Plotinus, on the issues of mysticism, epistemology, and ethics. Beginning by examining the ways in which Plato and Plotinus claim that it is possible to have an ultimate experience that answers the most significant philosophical questions, David J. Yount provides an extended analysis of why we should interpret both philosophers as mystics. The book then moves on to demonstrate that both philosophers share a belief in non-discursive knowledge and the methods to attain it, including dialectic and recollection, and shows that they do not essentially differ on any significant views on ethics. Making extensive use of primary and secondary sources, Plato and Plotinus on Mysticism, Epistemology and Ethics shows the similarities between the thought of these two philosophers on a variety of philosophical questions, such as meditation, divination, wisdom, knowledge, truth, happiness and love.

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.

The Philosophy Of Plotinus

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Author : Emile Bréhier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1955

The Philosophy Of Plotinus written by Emile Bréhier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with categories.

The Cambridge Companion To Plotinus

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Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996-08-13

The Cambridge Companion To Plotinus written by Lloyd P. Gerson 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 1996-08-13 with Philosophy categories.

Sixteen leading scholars introduce and explain the many facets of Plotinus' 'Neoplatonism'.

Pursuits Of Wisdom

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Author : John Madison Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2012

Pursuits Of Wisdom written by John Madison 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 2012 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.

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.