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Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods

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Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods

by Plotinus

EN·~11 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total

Transcriber's Notes

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PLOTINOS Complete Works

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SIXTH ENNEAD, BOOK SIX. Of Numbers. - MANIFOLDNESS IS DISTANCE FROM UNITY, AND EVIL.

1:07:54

SECOND ENNEAD, BOOK EIGHT. Of Sight; or of Why Distant Objects Seem Small.49 (OF PERSPECTIVE.) - VARIOUS THEORIES OF PERSPECTIVE.

6:10

FIRST ENNEAD, BOOK FIVE. Does Happiness Increase With Time?53 - HAPPINESS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DURATION OF TIME.

10:41

SECOND ENNEAD, BOOK SEVEN. About Mixture to the Point of Total Penetration. - REFUTATION OF ANAXAGORAS AND DEMOCRITUS.

10:11

SIXTH ENNEAD, BOOK SEVEN. How Ideas Multiplied, and the Good.65 - A. HOW IDEAS MULTIPLY. - THE EYES WERE IMPLANTED IN MAN BY DIVINE FORESIGHT.

2:20:30

SIXTH ENNEAD, BOOK EIGHT. Of the Will of the One. - A. OF HUMAN FREE WILL. - DOES FREE WILL BELONG TO GOD ONLY, OR TO OTHERS ONLY?

1:10:34

SECOND ENNEAD, BOOK ONE. Of the Heaven.200 - HEAVEN, THOUGH IN FLUX, PERPETUATES ITSELF BY FORM.

25:49

FOURTH ENNEAD, BOOK SIX. Of Sensation and Memory. - STOIC DOCTRINES OF SENSATIONS AND MEMORIES HANG TOGETHER.

13:00

Description

This volume gathers the essential writings of a pivotal ancient philosopher, arranged chronologically and grouped into four distinct periods. Listeners will also enjoy insightful biographical sketches, thoughtful commentary, and illustrative passages that bring the original ideas to life. The careful editorial notes guide you through the text’s structure, making a complex work approachable for modern ears.

The centerpiece is the sixth book of the Sixth Ennead, where the thinker explores the tension between unity and manifoldness, questioning whether expanding into infinity leads to loss of self and even to evil. Through elegant, probing dialogue, the text examines how true greatness lies not in sheer magnitude but in the harmony of a unified essence. As the discussion unfolds, listeners are invited to reflect on the nature of existence, beauty, and the limits of number, offering a rich, contemplative experience that resonates beyond the ancient world.

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Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods

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Credits

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

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42932

Subjects

Plotinus B

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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