Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision
Hadot, Pierre
Chase, Micahel (TRN)
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BOOK SUMMARY
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 translationcomplete with a useful chronology and analytical bi
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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 translationcomplete with a useful chronology and analytical bibliographyat 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.
BOOK EXCERPTS
1 halftone, frontispiece
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Translator's Preface
Abbreviations Used in References
Introduction: Reading Hadot Reading Plotinus by Arnold I. Davidson
1: Portrait
2: Levels of the Self
3: Presence
4: Love
5: Virtues
6: Gentleness
7: Solitude
Postface to the Third Edition
Chronological Biography
Analytical Bibliography
References
Index of Plotinian Quotations
Index
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0226311945
ISBN(13-digit): 9780226311944
Dewey Decimal: 180
Book Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Language: ENG
Binding: Sewn
No. of Pages: 138
Paper Weight (lb): 0.5
