The Renaissance of Plotinus
The Soul and Human Nature in Marsilio Ficino's Commentary on the Enneads
- 218 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Plotinus (204/5-270 C.E.) is a central figure in the history of Western philosophy. Focusing on Ficino's interpretation of Plotinus's view of the soul and of human nature, this book excavates a fundamental chapter in the history of Platonic scholarship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Birth of the Latin Plotinus 2. Rescuing Aristotle's Soul I: Plotinus and Alexander of Aphrodisias 3. Rescuing Aristotle's Soul II: Plotinus and the Averroistic Intellect 4. The Imagination at Work: Perceiving, Remembering and Giving Birth 5. Daemons and Stars
