Plotinus the Platonist

A Comparative Account of Plato and Plotinus' Metaphysics

David J. Yount (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2016
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4742-8368-7 (ISBN)

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In this insightful new book David J. Yount argues, against received wisdom, that there are no essential differences between the metaphysics of Plato and Plotinus. Yount covers the core principles of Plotinian thought: The One or Good, Intellect, and All-Soul (the Three Hypostases), Beauty, God(s), Forms, Emanation, Matter, and Evil. After addressing the interpretive issues that surround the authenticity of Plato’s works, Plotinus: The Platonist deftly argues against the commonly held view that Plotinus is best interpreted as a Neo-Platonist, proposing he should be thought of as a Platonist proper.

Yount presents thorough explanations and quotations from the works of each classical philosopher to demonstrate his thesis, concluding comprehensively that Plato and Plotinus do not essentially differ on their metaphysical conceptions. This is an ideal text for Plato and Plotinus scholars and academics, and excellent supplementary reading for upper-level undergraduates students and postgraduate students of ancient philosophy.

David J. Yount is Professor of Philosophy and former chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Mesa Community College, USA.

Introduction
1. The One or The Good: The Source of All Things
2. Beauty
3. Intellect: The Intelligible Region
4. The All-Soul or World-Soul
5. The Three Hypostases and Emanation
6. Matter: The Receptacle?
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index Locorum
General Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.10.2016
Reihe/Serie	Bloomsbury Studies in Ancient Philosophy
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	417 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	1-4742-8368-3 / 1474283683
ISBN-13	978-1-4742-8368-7 / 9781474283687
Zustand	Neuware