O'Meara, Dominic J.

Plotinus : An Introduction to the Enneads. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (155 pages)

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction: Plotinus' Life and Works -- 1. Soul and Body -- 2. The Relation between Sensible and Intelligible Reality -- 3. Soul, Intellect, and the Forms -- 4. Intellect and the One -- 5. Speaking of the One -- 6. The Derivation of All Things from the One (I) -- 7. The Derivation of All Things from the One (II) -- 8. Evil -- 9. Beauty -- 10. The Return of Soul: Philosophy and Mysticism -- Epilogue: Plotinus in Western Thought -- Guide to Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index of Plotinian Texts -- Index of Terms and Themes -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V.

This is the ideal introduction to the thought of the third-century AD writer Plotinus, one of the greatest of ancient philosophers, now enjoying a major revival of interest. Dominic O'Meara has tailored the book carefully to the requirements of students: he writes clearly and authoritatively, assumes no knowledge of Greek or expertise in ancient philosophy, stays close to the texts, and relates Plotinus's ideas to modern philosophical concerns.

9780191524950


Plotinus. -- Enneads.
Philosophy.


Electronic books.

B693.E6O48 1993

186.4