The Enneads of Plotinus, Volume 1: A Commentary

This is the first volume of a groundbreaking commentary on one of the most important works of ancient philosophy, the Enneads of Plotinus-a text that formed the basis of Neoplatonism and had a deep influence on early Christian thought and medieval and Renaissance philosophy. This volume covers the f...

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Main Author: Kalligas, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press [2014]
Edition:Course Book
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Summary:This is the first volume of a groundbreaking commentary on one of the most important works of ancient philosophy, the Enneads of Plotinus-a text that formed the basis of Neoplatonism and had a deep influence on early Christian thought and medieval and Renaissance philosophy. This volume covers the first three of the six Enneads, as well as Porphyry's Life of Plotinus, a document in which Plotinus's student-the collector and arranger of the Enneads-introduces the philosopher and his work. A landmark contribution to modern Plotinus scholarship, Paul Kalligas's commentary is the most detailed and extensive ever written for the whole of the Enneads.For each of the treatises in the first three Enneads, Kalligas provides a brief introduction that presents the philosophical background against which Plotinus's contribution can be assessed; a synopsis giving the main lines and the articulation of the argument; and a running commentary placing Plotinus's thought in its intellectual context and making evident the systematic association of its various parts with each other
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (706 Seiten) 7 line illus. 3 tables. 1 map
ISBN:9781400852512
DOI:10.1515/9781400852512

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