Plotinus Psychology

Author : H.J. Blumenthal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401029896

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Plotinus’ Psychology by H.J. Blumenthal Pdf

This book is a revised version, with some omissions, of a Cambridge doctoral dissertation submitted in 1963: I fear that it still bears marks of its origins. The dissertation itself was the result of an earlier scheme to identify the sources of Plotinus' psychological doctrines. In the course of this work it soon became evident that it was not sufficient1y clear what these doctrines were. Students of Plotinus have tended to concentrate on the higher regions of his world, and there is still no satisfactory treatment of his doctrines of the embodied soul. It is the purpose of this book to provide a fairly extensive survey of these doctrines. It does not claim to be exhaustive. Nor does it claim to add a large body of new knowledge, since over so wide a field many points have been touched on by others, if only in passing. But I hope that it may remove some misconceptions, and bring the details of Plotinus' theories into sharper focus. It had been my intention to add an introduction - mainly for the benefit of non-specialist readers - on the psychology of Plotinus' predecessors. In the meantime the Cambridge History of Later Greek and Early Medieval Philosophy has appeared, and the reader who wants information on this subject may convenient1y be referred to the relevant parts of the late Professor Merlan's chapters on the predeces sors of Plotinus.

Author : Stephen Everson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991-05-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521358612

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Psychology by Stephen Everson Pdf

Examination of the theories of the ancient philosophers, from the materialism of the Presocratics and Hellenists to the dualism of Plato and Plotinus, reveals that psychology had become an established discipline long before Descartes.

Author : Richard Dufour
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-20
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9789004453531

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Plotinus by Richard Dufour Pdf

The aim of this book is to help teachers and students in Ancient philosophy to find their way into the vast amount of modern publications about Plotinus. It collects over 50 years of research in a single and easy-to-use book, containing over 1500 entries in all languages. The first part deals with modern translations of Plotinus’ treatises, while the second part lists studies concerning particular aspects of Plotinus’ thought. The work ends with a series of 4 indexes allowing the reader to find any references quickly. This bibliography contains all the entries that have been listed in the different existing bibliographical indexes. These entries have been corrected and completed with small summaries when necessary. This bibliography is the most exhaustive one now available for those interested in plotinian studies.

Author : Damian Caluori
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107105959

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Plotinus on the Soul by Damian Caluori Pdf

The first comprehensive study of Plotinus' theory of the soul for half a century.

Author : H. J. Blumenthal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401029903

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Plotinus' Psychology by H. J. Blumenthal Pdf

Author : Lloyd P. Gerson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
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 : Eric Shiraev
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412973830

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A History of Psychology: A Global Perspective by Eric Shiraev Pdf

This text provides a fresh and engaging perspective on psychology's history, covering the discipline's development around the world and highlighting its interdisciplinary nature. It offers comprehensive coverage of both classical and contemporary systems of thought, connects psychology to evolving society and culture from ancient times to today, and provides scores of contemporary applications that draw students into the topic. Clarity of coverage, illustrative examples, visual aids, and critical thinking questions make this text enjoyable for instructor and student alike.

Author : Joseph Torchia Op
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781666928358

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Plotinus and Augustine on the Mid-Rank of Soul by Joseph Torchia Op Pdf

This book addresses the mid-rank of the soul theme as it emerges in Plotinus and Augustine in the context of their respective interpretations of universal order. They both use the journey metaphor to describe the soul's progress through the turbulent "sea" of earthly existence.

Author : Anna Corrias
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000080100

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The Renaissance of Plotinus by Anna Corrias Pdf

Plotinus (204/5–270 C.E.) is a central figure in the history of Western philosophy. However, during the Middle Ages he was almost unknown. None of the treatises constituting his Enneads were translated, and ancient translations were lost. Although scholars had indirect access to his philosophy through the works of Proclus, St. Augustine, and Macrobius, among others, it was not until 1492 with the publication of the first Latin translation of the Enneads by the humanist philosopher Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499) that Plotinus was reborn to the Western world. Ficino’s translation was accompanied by a long commentary in which he examined the close relationship between metaphysics and anthropology that informed Plotinus’s philosophy. Focusing on Ficino’s interpretation of Plotinus’s view of the soul and of human nature, this book excavates a fundamental chapter in the history of Platonic scholarship, one which was to inform later readings of the Enneads up until the nineteenth century. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in the history of Western philosophy, intellectual history, and book history.

Author : Hildegard Temporini,Wolfgang Haase
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Rome
ISBN : IND:39000000206800

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Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Principat. v by Hildegard Temporini,Wolfgang Haase Pdf

Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199803071

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Plotinus: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Oxford University Press Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of the ancient world find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In classics, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is just one of many articles from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Classics, a continuously updated and growing online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through the scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of classics. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Author : James Wilberding
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191569296

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Plotinus' Cosmology by James Wilberding Pdf

In Ennead II.1 (40) Plotinus is primarily concerned to argue for the everlastingness of the universe, the heavens, and the heavenly bodies as individual substances. Here he must grapple both with the philosophical issue of personal identity through time and with the rich tradition of cosmology which pitted the Platonists against the Aristotelians and Stoics. What results is a historically informed cosmological sketch explaining the constitution of the heavens as well as sublunar and celestial motion. This book contains an extensive introduction aimed at providing the necessary background in Platonic, Aristotelian, and Stoic cosmology, the text itself, and a line-by-line commentary designed to elucidate its philosophical, philological and historical details.

Author : Leo Catana
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351892452

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The Concept of Contraction in Giordano Bruno's Philosophy by Leo Catana Pdf

Through the concept of contraction, Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) endeavoured to explain the relationship of God to his Creation in a way that conformed with his pantheistic view of nature as well as his heterodox view of man’s relationship to God. The concept of contraction is twofold. In the ontological sense it denotes the way in which the One, or God, descends to multiplicity. In the noetic sense it accounts for the ways in which the individual human soul ascends towards God through a reversed process of contemplation. Bruno denied the efficacy of the several psychical, psychological and medical states traditionally thought to aid contemplation and noetic ascent towards God. In his view the only means was philosophical contemplation, the use of memory being one important form. Philosophical contemplation elevated the mind from the fragmented multiplicity of sense impressions to an understanding of the principles governing the sensible world. This publication is the first book-length study dedicated to concept of contraction in Bruno’s philosophy. Moreover, it explores his sources for this concept. Traditionally Ficino’s translation of Plotinus, dating from the second half of the fifteenth century, has been seen as a key source to the Neoplatonism informing Bruno’s philosophy. In The Concept of Contraction in Giordano Bruno’s Philosophy another Neoplatonic source is considered, namely the pseudo-Aristotelian Liber de Causis (Book of causes), which has not yet been examined in the context of Renaissance Neoplatonism. This work, probably written in Arabic in the ninth century, was translated into Latin in the twelfth century and remained well known to many late Medieval and Renaissance philosophers. Catana argues that this work may have prepared for Ficino’s translation of Plotinus, and that in some instances it provided a common source to Renaissance philosophers, Bruno and Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) being conspicuous examples discussed in this book.

Author : Laela Zwollo
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 45,9 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 : Deepa Majumdar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317079699

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Plotinus on the Appearance of Time and the World of Sense by Deepa Majumdar Pdf

Plotinus (c.205-70) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, his work posthumously published by Porphyry and divided into six books, nine tractates each, called the Enneads. In this book Majumdar makes a valuable addition to the literature on his work, especially Ennead III.7(45)11-13 - in particular explaining Plotinus' cosmology using the genus-species model of soul, coordinating the literature on the appearance of time and the cosmos with that on the larger issue of Plotinian "emanation" and examining the role of tolma and the restless nature of soul in this conjoint appearance. This book investigates Plotinian "emanation," its laws of poiesis (contemplative making ) and the roles of nature, matter, logos, (rational formative principle) and contemplation and highlights the subtler details of Plotinus' cosmology by disentangling conceptual issues about the nature of soul and self ("we") and their impact on the process of generation of time and the cosmos.