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The Enneads of Plotinus: A Commentary | Volume 2 - Softcover

Kalligas, Paul

 
9780691241388: The Enneads of Plotinus: A Commentary | Volume 2
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691241384 ISBN 13: 9780691241388
Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2026

Synopsis

The second volume in a landmark commentary on an important and influential work of ancient philosophy

This is the second volume of a groundbreaking commentary on one of the most important works of ancient philosophy, the Enneads of Plotinus—a text that formed the basis of Neoplatonism and had a deep influence on early Christian thought and medieval and Renaissance philosophy. This volume covers Enneads IV and V, which focus on two of the principal “hypostases” of Plotinus’s ontological system, namely the soul and the Intellect. Paul Kalligas provides an analytical exegesis of the arguments, along with an account of Plotinus’s principal sources, references to other parts of his work, and a systematic evaluation of his overarching theoretical aspirations. A landmark contribution to Plotinus scholarship, this is the most detailed and extensive commentary ever written for the whole of the Enneads.

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About the Author

Paul Kalligas is director of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi in Greece and was previously professor of ancient philosophy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0691241384
ISBN 13 
9780691241388
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
424