This book provides a practical reading guide to the thought of
Plotinus, the great philosopher who was born in Alexandria in the
third century a.d., lived in Rome and wrote in Greek. Deeply
immersed in earlier Greek philosophy, especially Plato and
Aristotle, Plotinus' thought was to have an immense influence upon
the theology and philosophy of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, as
well as to bear a deep resonance with the major forms of Eastern
mystical thought, particularly Buddhism and Hinduism. At the same
time, Plotinus' philosophy remains unique in its own right.
Corrigan's work presents, in an accessible and yet authoritative
way, three treatises translated in full, as well as several other
major passages representative of the wide range of thought to be
found in Plotinus' Enneads. There is extensive and detailed
commentary accompanying each translation, which helps the reader to
work his or her way through Plotinus' often highly compressed
thought. The concluding chapter draws together the practical and
theoretical significance of Plotinus' writings and situates them in
an accessible manner for both first-time reader and scholar alike
within the subsequent vast history of Neoplatonism which extends
through the Mediaeval and Renaissance worlds and right into modern
times. This book is intended to be of use for anyone who wants to
read and understand Plotinus, non-specialists and specialists, and
it will be particularly helpful for students and scholars of
philosophy, history of ideas, aesthetic theory, and literature and
religious thought, both Western and Eastern.
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