Plotinus
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Plotinus

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eBook - ePub

Plotinus

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780415333481
eBook ISBN
9781134328758
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Medieval & Renaissance Philosophy

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...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Chronology
  8. Introduction
  9. One Life, works and philosophical background
  10. Two The world according to Plotinus
  11. Three The One and the genesis of Intellect
  12. Four Intellect
  13. Five Soul
  14. Six The physical world
  15. Seven The human being I: The soul–body compound
  16. Eight The human being II: The higher soul and we ourselves
  17. Nine Ethics I: Virtue, happiness and the ethics of everyday life
  18. Ten Ethics II: Mystical experience, theodicy, freedom and beauty
  19. Eleven Plotinus’ legacy and influence
  20. Glossary
  21. General bibliography
  22. Index