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Algis Uzdavinys Heart of Plotinus (Paperback). Author: Algis Uzdavinys. Plotinus did not reduce his doctrine to writing until toward the close of his life, and then did not publish it. His pupil Porphyry, arranged the fifty-four treatises of Plotinus in six Enneades, placing them in logical order from the simplest to the most abstruse, as well as chronological sequence. Further DetailsTitle: Heart of Plotinus Condition: New Subtitle: The Essential Enneads Author: Algis Uzdavinys Format: Paperback EAN: 9781933316697 ISBN: 9781933316697 Publisher: World Wisdom Books Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Release Date: 05/21/2009 Description: Drawing parallels with other traditions, Uzdavinys 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 A.D.), on an enigmatic passage from Homer's epic, the Odyssey.Plotinus was born at Lycopolis, in Upper Egypt in 204 CE, and died at Campania in 270 CE. In the twenty-eighth year of his life he applied himself to philosophy, and attended the lectures of the most celebrated men of that time in Alexandria. In 244 he went to Rome and won numerous adherents to his teaching, among them the Emperor Gallienus and his wife Salonina. He taught in Rome until about 268, retiring then to the country estate of a disciple in Campania. Plotinus did not reduce his doctrine to writing until toward the close of his life, and then did not publish it. His pupil Porphyry, arranged the fifty-four treatises of Plotinus in six Enneades, placing them in logical order from the simplest to the most abstruse, as well as chronological sequence. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 153mm Item Width: 23mm Item Weight: 1g Release Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
