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Plotinus ENNEAD IV. 8: on the Descent of the Soul into Bodies

Translation, with an Introduction, and Commentary

Plotinus ENNEAD IV. 8: on the Descent of the Soul into Bodies( )
Author: Fleet, Barrie
Smith, Andrew
Editor: Dillon, John M.
Series title:The Enneads of Plotinus Ser.
ISBN:978-1-930972-77-3
Publication Date:Jun 2012
Publisher:Parmenides Publishing
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $37.00
Book Description:

The issue in this treatise is one that has puzzled students of Plato from ancient to modern times: why should the philosopher, who has ascended through a long and painful process of dialectic to ""assimilation to the divine"", ever descend back into the body? Plotinus himself is said by Porphyry to have attained such a state of other-worldly transcendence, so this was a very real and personal issue for him.

Book Details
Pages:220
Detailed Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / General
Religion / Theology
Philosophy / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5 x 7.5 x 0.4 Inches
Book Weight:0.537 Pounds



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