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Plotinus on the Appearance of Time and the World of Sense - Hardcover

Majumdar, Deepa

 
9780754655237: Plotinus on the Appearance of Time and the World of Sense
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0754655237 ISBN 13: 9780754655237
Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

Plotinus (c.205-70) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, his work posthumously published by Porphyry and divided into six books, nine tractates each, called the Enneads. In this book Majumdar makes a valuable addition to the literature on his work, especially Ennead III.7(45)11-13 - in particular explaining Plotinus' cosmology using the genus-species model of soul, coordinating the literature on the appearance of time and the cosmos with that on the larger issue of Plotinian "emanation" and examining the role of tolma and the restless nature of soul in this conjoint appearance. This book investigates Plotinian "emanation," its laws of poiesis (contemplative making ) and the roles of nature, matter, logos, (rational formative principle) and contemplation and highlights the subtler details of Plotinus' cosmology by disentangling conceptual issues about the nature of soul and self ("we") and their impact on the process of generation of time and the cosmos.

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About the Author

Deepa Majumdar is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University North Central, USA.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0754655237
ISBN 13 
9780754655237
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
246