Ennead I.1 : what is the living thing? what is man? /

Ennead I.1 : what is the living thing? what is man? /

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Author / Creator:	Plotinus, author.
Uniform title:	Ennead. I,1. English
Imprint:	Las Vegas : Parmenides Publishing, 2017. ©2017
Description:	215 pages ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Enneads of Plotinus with philosophical commentaries Enneads of Plotinus with philosophical commentaries.
Subject:	Plotinus. -- Ennead. -- I, 1. Soul -- Early works to 1800. Ethics, Ancient -- Early works to 1800. Ethics, Ancient. Soul. Early works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11436058

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Varying Form of Title:	What is the living thing? What is man?
Other authors / contributors:	O'Daly, Gerard J. P., translator, commentator.
ISBN:	9781930972988 1930972989 9781930972995
Notes:	Translated from the Greek. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	Ennead I.1 is a succinct and concentrated analysis of key themes in Plotinus' psychology and ethics. It focuses on the soul-body relation, discussing various Platonic, Aristotelian, and Stoic views before arguing that there is only a soul-trace in the body (forming with the body a "compound"), while the reasoning soul itself is impassive and flawless. The soul-trace hypothesis is used to account for human emotions, beliefs, and perceptions, and human fallibility in general. Its problematic relation to our rational powers, as well as the question of moral responsibility, are explored. Plotinus develops his original and characteristic concept of the self or "we," which is so called because it is investigated as something common to all humans (rather than a private individual self), and because it is multiple, referring to the reasoning soul or to the "living thing" composed of soul-trace and body. Plotinus explores the relation between the "we" and consciousness, and also its relation to the higher metaphysical entities, the Good, and Intellect. -- !c From back cover.
Other form:	Online version: Plotinus. Ennead I.1. Las Vegas : Parmenides Publishing, 2017 9781930972995

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Summary:	Ennead I.1 is a succinct and concentrated analysis of key themes in Plotinus' psychology and ethics. It focuses on the soul-body relation, discussing various Platonic, Aristotelian, and Stoic views before arguing that there is only a soul-trace in the body (forming with the body a "compound"), while the reasoning soul itself is impassive and flawless. The soul-trace hypothesis is used to account for human emotions, beliefs, and perceptions, and human fallibility in general. Its problematic relation to our rational powers, as well as the question of moral responsibility, are explored. Plotinus develops his original and characteristic concept of the self or "we," which is so called because it is investigated as something common to all humans (rather than a private individual self), and because it is multiple, referring to the reasoning soul or to the "living thing" composed of soul-trace and body. Plotinus explores the relation between the "we" and consciousness, and also its relation to the higher metaphysical entities, the Good, and Intellect.
Item Description:	Translated from the Greek.
Physical Description:	215 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9781930972988 1930972989 9781930972995