Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 / In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods

Name: Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 / In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods
Author: Plotinus

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Philosophy & Ethics

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A sequence of philosophical essays investigates what it means to live well and to be happy, testing rival definitions such as pleasure, conformity to nature, sensation, and the rational life. The arguments ask whether animals or plants could qualify as happy under these accounts and distinguish mere felt pleasure from the claim that happiness requires knowledge, judgment, or intellectual apprehension. The texts critique views that reduce the Good to sensation or to reason as an instrumental tool and advance the position that true happiness depends on intrinsic interior qualities and higher faculties rather than on external conditions or mere physiological states.

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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.