Author : Algis Uždavinys
Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Enneads
ISBN : 1933316691
Drawing parallels with other traditions, the author emphasizes that Plotinus' philosophy was not a purely mental or rational exercise, but a complete way of life incorporating the spiritual virtues. He provides an introduction to his teachings and an informative commentary on the Enneads.
Author : Plotinus
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,90 MB
Release : 1964-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780915144099
'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 : Pierre Hadot
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 22,24 MB
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226827135
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.
Author : Plotinus
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN :
Author : Stephen R. L. Clark
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 31,13 MB
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 022656505X
"Plotinus, the Roman philosopher (c. 204-270 CE) who is widely regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism, was also the creator of numerous myths, images, and metaphors, which have frequently been dismissed by modern scholars as merely ornamental. In this book, distinguished philosopher Stephen R. L. Clark shows that they form a vital set of spiritual exercises by which individuals can achieve one of Plotinus's most important goals: self-transformation through contemplation. Clark examines a variety of Plotinus's myths and metaphors within the cultural and philosophical context of his time, asking probing questions about their contemplative effects. Through rich images and structures, Clark casts Plotinus as a philosopher deeply concerned with philosophy as a way of life." -- Résumé de l'éditeur.
Author : Algis Uždavinys
Publisher : The Matheson Trust
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 38,1 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1908092076
A book on the religious, mystic origins and substance of philosophy. This is a critical survey of ancient and modern sources and of scholarly works dealing with Orpheus and everything related to this major figure of ancient Greek myth, religion and philosophy. Here poetic madness meets religious initiation and Platonic philosophy. This book contains fascinating insights into the usually downplaid relations between Egyptian initiation, Greek mysteries and Plato's philosophy and followers, right into Hellenistic Neoplatonic and Hermetic developments.
Author : William Ralph Inge
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 1918
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Dominic J. O'Meara
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 12,47 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0198751478
This is the ideal introduction to the thought of the third-century AD writer Plotinus, one of the greatest of ancient philosophers, now enjoying a major revival of interest. Dominic O'Meara has tailored the book carefully to the requirements of students: he writes clearly and authoritatively, assumes no knowledge of Greek or expertise in ancient philosophy, stays close to the texts, and relates Plotinus's ideas to modern philosophical concerns.
Author : Henry Miller
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,13 MB
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0811222365
An essential collection of writings, bursting with Henry Miller’s exhilarating candor and wisdom In this selection of stories and essays, Henry Miller elucidates, revels, and soars, showing his command over a wide range of moods, styles, and subject matters. Writing “from the heart,” always with a refreshing lack of reticence, Miller involves the reader directly in his thoughts and feelings. “His real aim,” Karl Shapiro has written, “is to find the living core of our world whenever it survives and in whatever manifestation, in art, in literature, in human behavior itself. It is then that he sings, praises, and shouts at the top of his lungs with the uncontainable hilarity he is famous for.” Here are some of Henry Miller’s best-known writings: an essay on the photographer Brassai; “Reflections on Writing,” in which Miller examines his own position as a writer; “Seraphita” and “Balzac and His Double,” on the works of other writers; and “The Alcoholic Veteran,” “Creative Death,” “The Enormous Womb,” and “The Philosopher Who Philosophizes.”
Author : Plotinus
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 1407 pages
File Size : 48,25 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1465579389
