Plotinus : myth, metaphor, and philosophical practice / Stephen R.L. Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Stephen R. L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plotinus.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

xxi, 344 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.

Contents:

Part I. Prolegomena: 1. Why read Plotinus?; 2. How to read Plotinus; 3. Theories about metaphor; 4. Dialectic

Part II. Metaphorically Speaking: 5. Naked and alone; 6. On becoming love; 7. Shadow plays and mirrors; 8. Reason drunk and sober; 9. Dancing; 10. Remembering and forgetting; 11. Standing up to the blows of fortune

Part III. The Plotinian Imaginary: 12. Platonic and classical myths; 13. Spheres and circles; 14. Charms and countercharms; 15. Invoking demons; 16. Images within and without; 17. Fixed stars and planets; 18. Waking up

Part IV. Understanding the Hypostases: 19. Matter; 20. Nature; 21.Soul; 22. Nous; 23. The one

Part V. The Plotinian way.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-327) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780226339672

022633967X

OCLC:

919341738