Plotinus (Arguments of the Philosophers)

✍ Scribed by Lloyd P. Gerson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 346
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This major study brings Plotinus, the most important philosopher in the centuries between Aristotle and Augustine, into current philosophical discussions. Once neglected among contemporary philosophers, Plotinus' work is attracting greater interest within the context of later Greek philosophy. Lloyd P. Gerson offers a detailed account of Plotinus' arguments in the major philosophical areas of metaphysics, epistemology, psychology and ethics. He examines the work of Plotinus both in its historical context and in its sustained systematic rigor. Focusing on Plotinus' defence of Platonism against Aristotle and on the development of Neoplatonism, Gerson constructs a powerful and systematic account of reality that is surprisingly relevant to modern debates.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 13
Part I......Page 18
I An Argument for the Existence of a First Principle of All......Page 19
II The Attributes of the One......Page 29
III Intellect and Soul......Page 53
IV Truth and the Forms......Page 73
V Categories and the Tradition......Page 85
VI A Platonic World......Page 107
Part II......Page 125
VII Human Psychology......Page 126
VIII Some Epistemological Questions......Page 158
IX Conquering Virtue......Page 176
X Philosophy of Religion......Page 192
Some Concluding Remarks......Page 210
Notes......Page 212
Bibliography......Page 277
General Index......Page 303
Index of Texts Cited......Page 314