Plotinus-Arg Philosophers

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-415-17409-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 547 g

First published in 1999. We are fortunate in possessing a fascinating document, The Life of Plotinus, written by the philosopher Porphyry, a pupil and associate of Plotinus for the last eight years of his life. The basic facts contained in this Life can be quickly recounted. Plotinus was likely a Greek born in Egypt in AD 205. It is possible, though, that he came from a Hellenized Egyptian or Roman family. In his 28th year, Plotinus discovered in himself a thirst for philosophy. This is a collection of his works- Ennead I contains treatises on what Porphyry calls “ethical matters”; Enneads II–III contain treatises on natural philosophy or cosmology, with some rationalizations for the inclusion of III. 4, 5, 7, and 8. Ennead IV concerns the soul; V Intellect or and VI being, numbers, and the One. The thematic unity of Enneads I, IV, and V is somewhat greater than the rest.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gerson, Lloyd P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Part I; Chapter 1 An Argument for the Existence of a First Principle of All; Chapter 2 The Attributes of the One; Chapter 3 Intellect and Soul; Chapter 4 Truth and the Forms; Chapter 5 Categories and the Tradition; Chapter 6 A Platonic World; Part 2 Part II; Chapter 7 Human Psychology; Chapter 8 Some Epistemological Questions; Chapter 9 Conquering Virtue; Chapter 10 Philosophy of Religion;

Über Autor(innen)

Lloyd P. Gerson