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Plotinus: An Introduction to the Enneads

By Dominic J. O'Meara

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1995
ISBN
0198751478, 9780198751472
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15467016 bytes)
Pages
160\68
Time added
2013-07-05 13:25:56

Description

This book is addressed to readers new to the Enneads. One of the greatest of ancient philosophers, Plotinus is attracting ever-increasing attention from those interested in ancient philosophy, late Antiquity, and the importance of this period for the Western intellectual tradition. O'Meara presents a brief outline of Plotinus's life, and of the composition of the Enneads, placing Plotinus within the intellectual context of the philosophical schools and religious movements of his time. He then discusses selected Plotinian texts in relation to a number of central philosophical issues to show how Plotinus's thinking on these issues evolved, and to assess the historical importance of his philosophy.

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