Long, A.A.

Plotinus Ennead II.4: On Matter: On Matter (Enneads of Plotinus The)

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ISBN 13:: 9781733535762
author:: Long, A.A.
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Parmenides Publishing
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 239
Dimensions:: 19.1 x 15.6 x 1.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: Professional & Vocational, Nonfiction, Philosophy,
Condition:: New
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Plotinus' Ennead II.4 explores the nature of matter that underlies physical and intelligible beings. Aristotle had previously identified this substrate as "matter," and Stoic philosophers followed suit.

In this critical examination, Plotinus develops an account of matter as a supremely negative entity, drawing on his own philosophical framework and referencing Plato's Receptacle. A. A. Long provides a comprehensive translation and interpretation of the text, accompanied by a wide-ranging introduction that sheds light on the intricate structure of the Ennead.

This book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of Platonism and ancient Greek theories of the world's ultimate principles, offering valuable insights into Plotinus' philosophical system and its enduring influence on Western thought.

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