Ennead VI.4 and VI.5 : On the Presence of Being, One and the Same, Everywhere As a Whole

Plotinus; Emilsson, Eyjólfur K. (TRN); Strange, Steven K. (TRN)

ISBN 10: 1930972342 / ISBN 13: 9781930972346

Published by Parmenides Publishing, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ennead VI.4 and VI.5 : On the Presence of Being, One and the Same, Everywhere As a Whole
• Publisher: Parmenides Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930972342
• ISBN 13: 9781930972346
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Ennead VI.4–5, originally written as a single treatise, contains Plotinus’ most general and sustained exposition of the relationship between the intelligible and sensible realms, addressing and coalescing two central issues in Platonism: the nature of the soul–body relationship and the nature of participation. Its main question is, How can soul animate bodies without sharing in their extension? The treatise seems to have had considerable impact: it is much reflected in Porphyry’s important work, Sententiae, and the doctrine of reception according to the capacity of the recipient, for which this treatise is the main source, resonated in medieval thinkers.

About the Author

Eyjólfur K. Emilsson is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is the author of Plotinus on Sense-Perception: A Philosophical Study (Cambridge University Press, 1988), and Plotinus on Intellect (Oxford University Press, 2007).