Unlike other recent studies, Plotinus the Master and the Apotheosis
of Imperial Platonism is critical of Plotinus, and in particular of
his version of Platonism, here described as “Imperial.” It is
in contrast with Plato—a teacher whose dialogues challenge his
students to think for themselves—that William H. F. Altman
presents Plotinus as a master, who uses a seductive form of
rhetoric throughout the Enneads to persuade his disciples to ignore
his self-contradictions and decontextualized quotations from Plato
while instead regarding his spiritual experiences, combined with a
gift for the creative synthesis of previous thinkers, as the
principal basis of their faithful and uncritical allegiance. While
setting Plotinus in the context of the Roman Empire and his own
critique of the Gnostics, this book grapples throughout with his
current and virtually uncritical reception.
General
| Imprint: |
Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
William H. F. Altman
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
516 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-66694-439-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-66694-439-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781666944396 |
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