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Subject(s)

• Plotinus [Browse]

Series

Wadsworth philosophers series [More in this series]

Summary note

ON PLOTINUS offers a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to this philosopher's most important ideas. Presenting the most important insights of well over a hundred seminal philosophers in both the Eastern and Western traditions, the Wadsworth Philosophers Series contains volumes written by scholars noted for their excellence in teaching and for their well-versed comprehension of each featured philosopher's major works and contributions. These titles have proven valuable in a number of ways.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (page 93).

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Contents

• Introduction.
• The one.
• The nous.
• The soul.
• On emanation and union.
• Free will and the one.
• On evil, providence, and gnosticism.
• Beauty and self-knowledge.
• Metaphysical difficulties.
• Mystic and metaphysician.
• Appendix: Chronological ordering of The enneads.

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ISBN

053425229X

OCLC

51107261

RCP

H - S

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