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Author: Svetla Slaveva-Griffin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009-03-04
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 0199703744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlotinus on Number studies the fundamental role which number plays in the architecture of the universe in Neoplatonic philosophy. This book draws attention to Platinus' concept as a necesscary and fundamental link between the Platonic and the late Neoplatonic theories of number.
Author: David J. Yount
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-10-23
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1472575237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
Author: John Bussanich
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016-06-21
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9004320717
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John R. Bussanich
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9789004089969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Zeke Mazur
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020-10-12
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9004441719
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn The Platonizing Sethian Background of Plotinus’s Mysticism, Zeke Mazur offers a radical reconceptualization of Plotinus with reference to Gnostic thought and praxis, chiefly as evidenced by Coptic works among the Nag Hammadi Codices whose Greek Vorlagen were read in Plotinus’s school.
Author: Alan C. Bowen
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020-02-17
Total Pages: 783
ISBN-13: 9004400567
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Hellenistic Astronomy: The Science in Its Contexts, renowned scholars address questions about what the ancient science of the heavens was and the numerous contexts in which it was pursued.
Author: Stephen R. L. Clark
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2018-02-09
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 022656505X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"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, which 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. Through rich images and structures, Clark casts Plotinus as a philosopher deeply concerned with philosophy as a way of life." -- Résumé de l'éditeur.
Author: Jean-Marc Narbonne
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2011-03-18
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9004203265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe point of view put forth in the following pages differs greatly from the common perspective according to which the treatises 30 to 33 constitute a single work, a Großschrift, and this single work, Plotinus’ essential response to the Gnostics. Our perspective is that of an ongoing discussions with his “Gnostic”—yet Platonizing—friends, which started early in his writings (at least treatise 6), developed into what we could call a Großzyklus (treatises 27 to 39), and went on in later treatises as well (e. g. 47-48, 51).
Author: Stephen Gersh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-04-25
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 1108415288
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing a series of case-studies from across European philosophical traditions, this book traces the influence of Neoplatonism over the centuries.
