Plotinus, Ennead II 9 [33] 'Against the Gnostic'

This book consists in a commentary and translation of Plotinus's Ennead II 9 [33], entitled by Porphyry Against the Gnostics. The commentary has tried to go beyond the traditional approach, based on the idea that Plotinus's Ennead II 9 is the theatre of the clash of two antithetical worldv...

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Otros Autores: Plotí, aproximadament 205-aproximadament 270, autor (autor), Spanu, Nicola, editor literari (editor literari)
Formato: 991007237209706719
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leuven ; Paris ; Walpole, MA : Peeters 2012
Colección:Studia patristica. Suplement ; 1
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Sumario:This book consists in a commentary and translation of Plotinus's Ennead II 9 [33], entitled by Porphyry Against the Gnostics. The commentary has tried to go beyond the traditional approach, based on the idea that Plotinus's Ennead II 9 is the theatre of the clash of two antithetical worldviews: the first, championed by Plotinus; the second, by his Gnostic disciples; on the contrary, the Ennead II 9 [33] represents a dialogue between a master of philosophy and his own disciples. Plotinus's disciples do not regard Gnosticism as distant from Plato. In contrast, Plotinus does not think that Plato is a precursor of Gnosticism, even if he is aware that his doctrines can be interpreted in a dualistic and Gnostic fashion. He agrees with his disciples that for Plato sensible and intelligible reality, as well as Soul and body, are different; however, Plotinus thinks that their different nature can be ultimately traced back to the same principle, namely being, which contains in itself all possibilities of existence. This is the true gnosis that Plotinus has tried to make his disciples obtain by writing the Ennead II 9 [33].
Descripción Física:XXIV, 229 pàgines ; 24 cm
Bibliografía:Inclou referències bibliogràfiques. Bibliografia pàgines 211-218. Índex
ISBN:9789042925830