Heart of Plotinus : The Essential Enneads Inlcuding Porphyry's On the Cave of...
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Heart of Plotinus : The Essential Enneads Inlcuding Porphyry's On the Cave of.... Heart of Plotinus : The Essential Enneads Inlcuding Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs, Paperback by Uzdavinys, Algis (EDT); Bregman, Jay (FRW), ISBN 1933316691, ISBN-13 9781933316697, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Drawing parallels with other traditions, U davinys emphasizes that Plotinus' philosophy was not a purely mental or rational exercise, but a complete way of life incorporating the spiritual virtues. Plotinus is widely regarded as the founder of the school of Neo-Platonism and this book provides an introduction to his teachings and an informative commentary on the Enneads. Also included is a commentary by Plotinus' leading disciple, Porphyry (c. 233-305 .), on an enigmatic passage from Homer's epic, the Odyssey. Heart of Plotinus : The Essential Enneads Inlcuding Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs, Paperback by Uzdavinys, Algis (EDT); Bregman, Jay (FRW), ISBN 1933316691, ISBN-13 9781933316697, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Drawing parallels with other traditions, U davinys emphasizes that Plotinus' philosophy was not a purely mental or rational exercise, but a complete way of life incorporating the spiritual virtues. Plotinus is widely regarded as the founder of the school of Neo-Platonism and this book provides an introduction to his teachings and an informative commentary on the Enneads. Also included is a commentary by Plotinus' leading disciple, Porphyry (c. 233-305 .), on an enigmatic passage from Homer's epic, the Odyssey.
