Plotinus On Intellect

Author : Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 241 pages
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Release : 2007-02-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199281701

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Plotinus on Intellect by Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson Pdf

Plotinus (205-269 AD) is considered the founder of Neoplatonism, the dominant philosophical movement of late antiquity, and a rich seam of current scholarly interest. Whilst Plotinus' influence on the subsequent philosophical tradition was enormous, his ideas can also be seen as the culmination of some implicit trends in the Greek tradition from Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics.Emilsson's in-depth study focuses on Plotinus' notion of Intellect, which comes second in his hierarchical model of reality, after the One, unknowable first cause of everything. As opposed to ordinary human discursive thinking, Intellect's thought is all-at-once, timeless, truthful and a direct intuition into 'things themselves'; it is presumably not even propositional. Emilsson discusses and explains this strong notion of non-discursive thought and explores Plotinus' insistence that this mustbe the primary form of thought.Plotinus' doctrine of Intellect raises a host of questions that Emilsson addresses. First, Intellect's thought is described as an attempt to grasp the One and at the same time as self-thought. How are these two claims related? How are they compatible? What lies in Plotinus' insistence that Intellect's thought is a thought of itself? Second, Plotinus gives two minimum requirements of thought: that it must involve a distinction between thinker and object of thought, and that the object itselfmust be varied. How are these two pluralist claims related? Third, what is the relation between Intellect as a thinker and Intellect as an object of thought? Plotinus' position here seems to amount to a form of idealism, and this is explored.

Author : Mark J. Nyvlt
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 279 pages
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Release : 2012
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780739167755

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Aristotle and Plotinus on the Intellect by Mark J. Nyvlt Pdf

This book emphasizes that Aristotle was aware of the philosophical attempt to subordinate divine Intellect to a prior and absolute principle. Nyvlt argues that Aristotle transforms the Platonic doctrine of Ideal Numbers into an astronomical account of the unmoved movers, which function as the multiple intelligible content of divine Intellect. Thus, within Aristotle we have in germ the Plotinian doctrine that the intelligibles are within the Intellect. While the content of divine Intellect is multiple, it does not imply that divine Intellect possesses a degree of potentiality, given that potentiality entails otherness and contraries. Rather, the very content of divine Intellect is itself; it is Thought Thinking Itself. The pure activity of divine Intellect, moreover, allows for divine Intellect to know the world, and the acquisition of this knowledge does not infect divine Intellect with potentiality. The status of the intelligible object(s) within divine Intellect is pure activity that is identical with divine Intellect itself, as T. De Koninck and H. Seidl have argued. Therefore, the intelligible objects within divine Intellect are not separate entities that determine divine Intellect, as is the case in Plotinus.-- Book Description from Website.

Author : D. M. Hutchinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108424769

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Plotinus on Consciousness by D. M. Hutchinson Pdf

Examines the first theory of consciousness in Western philosophy, dispelling the dogma that consciousness studies begins with Descartes.

Author : John Bussanich
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 266 pages
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Release : 2016-06-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004320710

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The One and its Relation to Intellect in Plotinus by John Bussanich Pdf

Author : David J. Yount
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
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Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781472575234

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Plotinus the Platonist by David J. Yount Pdf

In this insightful new book David J. Yount argues, against received wisdom, that there are no essential differences between the metaphysics of Plato and Plotinus. Yount covers the core principles of Plotinian thought: The One or Good, Intellect, and All-Soul (the Three Hypostases), Beauty, God(s), Forms, Emanation, Matter, and Evil. After addressing the interpretive issues that surround the authenticity of Plato's works, Plotinus: The Platonist deftly argues against the commonly held view that Plotinus is best interpreted as a Neo-Platonist, proposing he should be thought of as a Platonist proper. Yount presents thorough explanations and quotations from the works of each classical philosopher to demonstrate his thesis, concluding comprehensively that Plato and Plotinus do not essentially differ on their metaphysical conceptions. This is an ideal text for Plato and Plotinus scholars and academics, and excellent supplementary reading for upper-level undergraduates students and postgraduate students of ancient philosophy.

Author : Eyjólfur K. Emilsson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134328758

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Plotinus by Eyjólfur K. Emilsson Pdf

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.

Author : Svetla Slaveva-Griffin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199703746

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Plotinus on Number by Svetla Slaveva-Griffin Pdf

Plotinus on Number studies the fundamental role which number plays in the architecture of the universe in Neoplatonic philosophy. This book draws attention to Platinus' concept as a necesscary and fundamental link between the Platonic and the late Neoplatonic theories of number.

Author : H. J. Blumenthal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
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Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006070838

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Soul and Intellect by H. J. Blumenthal Pdf

This book presents a series of Dr. Blumenthal's studies on the history of Neoplatonism, from its founder Plotinus to the end of Classical Antiquity, relating especially to the Neoplatonists' doctrines about the soul. The work falls into two parts. The first deals with Plotinus and considers the soul both as part of the structure of the universe and in its capacity as the basis of the individual's vital and cognitive functions. The second part is concerned with the later history of Neoplatonism, including its end. Its main focus is the investigation of how Neoplatonic psychology was modified and developed by later philosophers, in particular the commentators on Aristotle, and used as the starting point for their Platonizing interpretations of his philosophy.

Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
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Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134687787

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Plotinus-Arg Philosophers by Lloyd P. Gerson Pdf

First published in 1999. We are fortunate in possessing a fascinating document, The Life of Plotinus, written by the philosopher Porphyry, a pupil and associate of Plotinus for the last eight years of his life. The basic facts contained in this Life can be quickly recounted. Plotinus was likely a Greek born in Egypt in AD 205. It is possible, though, that he came from a Hellenized Egyptian or Roman family. In his 28th year, Plotinus discovered in himself a thirst for philosophy. This is a collection of his works- Ennead I contains treatises on what Porphyry calls “ethical matters”; Enneads II–III contain treatises on natural philosophy or cosmology, with some rationalizations for the inclusion of III. 4, 5, 7, and 8. Ennead IV concerns the soul; V Intellect or and VI being, numbers, and the One. The thematic unity of Enneads I, IV, and V is somewhat greater than the rest.

Author : Giannis Stamatellos
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791480311

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Plotinus and the Presocratics by Giannis Stamatellos Pdf

Filling the void in the current scholarship, Giannis Stamatellos provides the first book-length study of the Presocratic influences in Plotinus' Enneads. Widely regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism, Plotinus (204–270 AD) assimilated eight centuries of Greek thought into his work. In this book Stamatellos focuses on eminent Presocratic thinkers who are significant in Plotinus' thought, including Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, the early Pythagoreans, and the early Atomists. The Presocratic references found in the Enneads are studied in connection with Plotinus' fundamental theories of the One and the unity of being, intellect and the structure of the intelligible world, the nature of eternity and time, the formation of the material world, and the nature of the ensouled body. Stamatellos concludes that, contrary to modern scholarship's dismissal of Presocratic influence in the Enneads, Presocratic philosophy is in fact an important source for Plotinus, which he recognized as valuable in its own right and adapted for key topics in his thought.

Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1996-08-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521476763

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The Cambridge Companion to Plotinus by Lloyd P. Gerson Pdf

Sixteen leading scholars introduce and explain the many facets of Plotinus' 'Neoplatonism'.

Author : Plotinus,Elmer O'Brien
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1964-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0915144093

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The Essential Plotinus by Plotinus,Elmer O'Brien Pdf

'The Essential Plotinus is a lifesaver. For many years my students in Greek and Roman Religion have depended on it to understand the transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages. The translation is crisp and clear, and the excerpts are just right for an introduction to Plotionus's many-layered view of the world and humankind's place in it' - F. E. Romer, University of Arizona

Author : John R. Bussanich,Plotinus
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9004089969

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The One and Its Relation to Intellect in Plotinus by John R. Bussanich,Plotinus Pdf

Author : Laela Zwollo
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004387805

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St. Augustine and Plotinus: the Human Mind as Image of the Divine by Laela Zwollo Pdf

In Augustine and Plotinus: the Human Mind as Image of the Divine Laela Zwollo explores the doctrines of the image of God (the human soul or intellect) of two of the most influential thinkers of late antiquity: the Christian Augustine of Hippo and the Neo-Platonist Plotinus.

Author : Pierre Hadot
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226827131

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Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision by Pierre Hadot Pdf

Since its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introduction to the man and his thought. Michael Chase's lucid translation—complete with a useful chronology and analytical bibliography—at last makes this book available to the English-speaking world. Hadot carefully examines Plotinus's views on the self, existence, love, virtue, gentleness, and solitude. He shows that Plotinus, like other philosophers of his day, believed that Plato and Aristotle had already articulated the essential truths; for him, the purpose of practicing philosophy was not to profess new truths but to engage in spiritual exercises so as to live philosophically. Seen in this light, Plotinus's counsel against fixation on the body and all earthly matters stemmed not from disgust or fear, but rather from his awareness of the negative effect that bodily preoccupation and material concern could have on spiritual exercises.