Die außerordentliche Bedeutung des Neuplatonismus für Hegels Denken steht heute außer Frage. Was jedoch trotz auffälliger Gemeinsamkeiten bisher unterblieb, ist eine Deutung von Hegels Philosophie des subjektiven Geistes, die die Seelenlehre von Plotin und Proklos voraussetzt. D…
Plato's criticism of writing has engendered much controversy - and it is where interpretations of Platonic philosophy often part ways. This study uses textual and philosophical analysis to shed light on the debate. By comparing Plato's views to Plotinus's thoughts about the cond…
Plato's criticism of writing has engendered much controversy - and it is where interpretations of Platonic philosophy often part ways. This study uses textual and philosophical analysis to shed light on the debate. By comparing Plato's views to Plotinus's thoughts about the cond…
Plato's criticism of writing has engendered much controversy - and it is where interpretations of Platonic philosophy often part ways. This study uses textual and philosophical analysis to shed light on the debate. By comparing Plato's views to Plotinus's thoughts about the cond…
Plotinus and Epicurus: matter, perception, pleasure
Plotinus and Epicurus: matter, perception, pleasure
This volume investigates the reasons why Plotinus, a philosopher inspired by Plato, made critical use of Epicurean philosophy. Eminent scholars show that some fundamental Epicurean conceptions pertaining to ethics, physics, epistemology and theology are drawn upon in the Enneads…
Plotinus and Epicurus: matter, perception, pleasure
Plotinus and Epicurus: matter, perception, pleasure
Plotinus and Epicurus: matter, perception, pleasure
Proposes a new way of understanding themes such as matter, knowledge, human happiness and the gods in Epicurus and Plotinus.
"This is the firstfull-scale publication dedicated to the study of friendship in Neo-Platonism. Based on his interpratation of the works of Plotinus, Iamblichus, Themistius, and Emperor Julian the author argues that friendship is the core concept within Neo-Platonic political ph…