ENGLISH

Plotinus: The Road to Reality

By John M. Rist

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1967
ISBN
0521292026, 9780521292023
LCC
67017009
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7517689 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
viii,280\289
Topic
Other Social Sciences\\Philosophy
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2024-10-26 23:32:00
EnneadsNeoplatonismPlatoPlotinus

Description

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 and ends with a discussion of faith in Plotinus and later in Neoplatonism. Perhaps because he is strictly neither a classical nor a medieval philosopher Plotinus’ work has been rather neglected in the English-speaking world. Professor Rist has rescued him from this relative obscurity and has indicated some of the ways in which he has influenced both Christian and non-Christian philosophers.

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