Plotinus : an introduction to the Enneads / Dominic J. O'Meara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Meara, Dominic J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plotinus. Enneads.

Plotinus.

Philosophy.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 142 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Introduction to the Enneads

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book provides an outline of Plotinus' life and of the composition of the 'Enneads', placing him in the intellectual context of his time. Selected Plotinian texts are discussed in relation to central issues in metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics: soul and body, intelligible and sensible reality, Intellect, the One, and more.

Contents:

Preface

Contents

Introduction: Plotinus' Life and Works

1. Soul and Body

2. The Relation between Sensible and Intelligible Reality

3. Soul, Intellect, and the Forms

4. Intellect and the One

5. Speaking of the One

6. The Derivation of All Things from the One (I)

7. The Derivation of All Things from the One (II)

8. Evil

9. Beauty

10. The Return of Soul: Philosophy and Mysticism

Epilogue: Plotinus in Western Thought

Guide to Further Reading

Bibliography

Index of Plotinian Texts

Index of Terms and Themes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

0-19-159812-7

0-19-875147-8

OCLC:

67088836