Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1 / In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods

Name: Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1 / In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods
Author: Plotinus

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This volume collects biographical narratives and a chronological group of early treatises that present the author's metaphysical system, pairing life accounts by Porphyry, Eunapius, and Suidas with a sequence of Amelian books. It combines original discourses on the hierarchy of reality — including the One, Intellect, World-Soul, and matter — with commentary, concordances, indices, and studies tracing sources and development, providing narrative context alongside analytical tools to follow the thinker’s doctrines and their interrelations.

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Plotinus

Plotinus was a major philosopher of the ancient world, known for his foundational role in Neoplatonism. His works explore the nature of reality, the concept of the One, and the relationship between the material and the spiritual. Among his notable writings is "An Essay on the Beautiful," where he delves into aesthetics and the nature of beauty as a reflection of the divine. His complete works, organized in chronological order, provide insight into his philosophical development and the influence of his thought on later philosophical traditions. Plotinus's ideas continue to resonate in contemporary discussions of metaphysics and ethics.