Plotinus Ennead II.4: On Matter (The Enneads of Plotinus)
A.A. Long
In Ennead II.4 Plotinus investigates the question of what underlies the forms that constitute the contents of our minds and senses. Aristotle had called this substrate "matter," and Stoic philosophers followed suit. With a critical review of their notions, and reference to Plato's so-called Receptacle, Plotinus develops an account of matter that makes it a supremely negative entity. How he describes the indescribable, and how he justifies incorporeal matter's indispensability to bodies, are highlights of this tenaciously argued essay. A. A. Long translates and interprets Plotinus' treatise on the matter that underlies all physical and intelligible beings. With a wide-ranging introduction and probing analysis of details, he explains the intricate structure of the text. The book will appeal to everyone interested in the history of Platonism and ancient Greek theories of the world's ultimate principles.
年:
2022
出版社:
Parmenides Publishing
语言:
english
页:
239
ISBN 10:
1733535764
ISBN 13:
9781733535762
文件:
PDF, 1.47 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2022
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