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Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 2 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods
by Plotinus
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PLOTINOS Complete Works
SIXTH ENNEAD, BOOK FOUR. The One Identical Essence is Everywhere Entirely Present. - WHY THE WORLD-SOUL IS EVERYWHERE ENTIRE IN THE WORLD-BODY.
SIXTH ENNEAD, BOOK FIVE. The One Identical Essence is Everywhere Entirely Present. - UNITY MUST BE SOUGHT FOR IN ESSENCE.
FIFTH ENNEAD, BOOK SIXTH. The Superessential Principle Does Not Think; Which is the First Thinking Principle, and Which is the Second? - BY THINKING, INTELLIGENCE PASSES FROM UNITY TO DUALITY.
SECOND ENNEAD, BOOK FIVE. Of the Aristotelian Distinction Between Actuality and Potentiality. - QUESTIONS TO BE DISCUSSED.
THIRD ENNEAD, BOOK SIXTH. Of the Impassibility of Incorporeal Entities (Soul and and Matter). - A. OF THE SOUL. - QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PASSIBILITY OF JUDGMENT AND THE SOUL.
FOURTH ENNEAD, BOOK THREE. Psychological Questions. - A. ARE NOT ALL SOULS PARTS OR EMANATIONS OF A SINGLE SOUL?99 - PSYCHOLOGY OBEYS THE PRECEPT "KNOW THYSELF," AND SHOWS HOW WE ARE TEMPLES OF THE DIVINITY.
FOURTH ENNEAD, BOOK FOUR. Questions About the Soul. (Second Part.) - SPEECH OF SOUL IN THE INTELLIGIBLE WORLD.
FOURTH ENNEAD, BOOK FIVE. Psychological Questions—III. About the Process of Vision and Hearing. - IT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER AN INTERMEDIARY BODY BE IMPLIED BY VISION.
Description
This volume presents the middle section of Plotinus’s complete philosophical corpus, arranged in chronological order and grouped into four historical periods. Alongside the original treatises, you’ll hear Porphyry’s biographical notes, his explanatory commentary, and scholarly introductions that place the ideas in their ancient context. A detailed index of subjects and key terms helps to navigate the dense material, making the work approachable for both newcomers and seasoned students of philosophy.
In this part of the Sixth Ennead, Plotinus tackles timeless questions about the soul’s relationship to the material universe. He asks whether the soul, though immaterial and indivisible, can be present everywhere without acquiring physical magnitude, and explores how a universal being underlies the world we perceive. The discussion weaves logical argument with vivid metaphoric imagery, inviting listeners to contemplate the nature of existence, unity, and the boundless scope of consciousness.
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Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 2 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods
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en
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Produced by Charlene Taylor, Joe C, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
2013-06-13
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Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Plotinus
204–270
A founding voice of Neoplatonism, this third-century philosopher explored the soul, beauty, and the path toward union with the divine. His ideas shaped centuries of religious and philosophical thought long after his death.
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