Plotinus: Road to Reality - Rilegato

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9780521060851: Plotinus: Road to Reality

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This 1967 study begins with a brief biography of Plotinus, and goes on to discuss Plotinus' concept of the one, the logos and free will.

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Descrizione del libro

This 1967 study of Plotinus' philosophy was the first comprehensive work in English since Inge's The Philosophy of Plotinus was published early in the twentieth century. After a brief biography of Plotinus, Professor Rist discusses, among other topics, Plotinus' concept of the one, the logos and free will.

Contenuti

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. A life for the sage; 3. The Plotinian One; 4. The one's knowledge; 5. Beauty, the beautiful and the good; 6. Emanation and necessity; 7. Logos; 8. The sensible object; 9. The descent of the soul; 10. Man's free will' 11. Happiness; 12. The self and others; 13. The originality of Plotinus; 14. A common metaphor; 15. Prayer; 16. Mysticism; 17. Neoplatonic faith; 18. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Indices.

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9780521292023: Plotinus: The Road to Reality

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ISBN 10:  0521292026 ISBN 13:  9780521292023
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1977
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