Plotinus
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Plotinus

Eyjólfur K. Emilsson

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Plotinus

Eyjólfur K. Emilsson

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Plotinus (AD 205–270) was the founder of Neoplatonism, whose thought has had a profound influence on medieval philosophy, and on Western philosophy more broadly. In this engaging book, Eyjólfur K. Emilsson introduces and explains the full spectrum of Plotinus' philosophy for those coming to his work for the first time.

Beginning with a chapter-length overview of Plotinus' life and works which also assesses the Platonic, Aristotelian and Stoic traditions that influenced him, Emilsson goes on to address key topics including:



  • Plotinus' originality
  • the status of souls
  • Plotinus' language
  • the notion of the One or the Good
  • Intellect, including Plotinus' holism
  • the physical world
  • the soul and the body, including emotions and the self
  • Plotinus' ethics
  • Plotinus' influence and legacy.

Including a chronology, glossary of terms and suggestions for further reading, Plotinus is an ideal introduction to this major figure in Western philosophy, and is essential reading for students of ancient philosophy and classics.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2017
ISBN
9781134328758
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Index

An asterisk (*) indicates a full or introductory discussion, and so a good place to begin. Page numbers in bold indicate glossary entries.
  1. Academy, Plato’s 24, 36n9
  2. accident 206–8
  3. act see activity
  4. activity (energeia) 84, 90–9, 381; double 48–57*, 74, 93, 100, 167, 324, 367; external 59, 91–2, 100, 175, 221, 234, 239, 323–4, 326–7, 361 see also emanation; internal 84, 91–2, 97–8, 167, 361
  5. actuality see activity
  6. actualization see activity
  7. affection(s) 161–5, 188, 230, 244–6, 254–6, 259, 275 see also emotions; elimination of 261–2
  8. agency 52, 57, 218 see also activity, double
  9. Alcinous 25, 60, 114, 116, 123–4
  10. Alexander of Aphrodisias 23, 55, 102n11, 119–20, 173–4, 180, 247, 371n8
  11. Amelius ix, 12, 15–16, 18, 61, 124, 371n2
  12. Ammonius Saccas ix, 10–11, 18, (29), 33–4
  13. Anaxagoras 32, 71, 128
  14. anger 235, 254, 257, 260*, 262
  15. Aquinas, Thomas 94, 375
  16. Archesilaus 24
  17. Aristotelianism 23, 25, 119–20, 204
  18. Aristotle 28, 30–1, 47, 50–2, 119–20, 204–5, 312, 314, 325...

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