Reading Plotinus: A Practical Introduction to Neoplatonism - Couverture rigide

Corrigan, Kevin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1557532338 ISBN 13 : 9781557532336

Editeur : Purdue University Press, 2005

Synopsis

This title provides a practical reading guide to the thought of Plotinus, the great philosopher who was born in Alexandria in the third century AD, lived in Rome and wrote in Greek. Deeply immersed in earlier Greek philosophy, especially Plato and Aristotle, Plotinus' thought was to have an immense influence on the theology and philosophy of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, as well as to bear a deep resonance with the major forms of Eastern mystical thought, particularly Buddhism and Hinduism. At the same time, Plotinus' philosphy remains unique in its own right. Corrigan's work presents, in an accessible and yet authoritative way, three treatises translated in full, as well as several other major passages representative of the wide range of thought to be found in Plotinus' "Enneads". There is extensive and detailed commentary accompanying each translation which helps the reader to work his or her way through Plotinus' often highly compressed thought.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kevin Corrigan is presently Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Emory University, Atlanta, and he is also Professor of Classics and Philosophy at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where he has served as Dean (1991-1998) and as Director of the Classical, Mediaeval, and Renaissance Studies Program.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Purdue University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557532338
• ISBN 13: 9781557532336
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 293
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• Personne responsable: non disponible