Plotinus on the contemplation of the intelligible world : faces of being and mirrors of intellect /
This study offers an experiential and practical way of understanding Plotinus' thought and philosophy through a focus on the act of contemplation. Mateusz Stróżyński argues that contemplation, or direct seeing of the principles of reality, is not merely a part of Plotinus' thought, but rat...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2024].
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in religion and Platonism.
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| Summary: | This study offers an experiential and practical way of understanding Plotinus' thought and philosophy through a focus on the act of contemplation. Mateusz Stróżyński argues that contemplation, or direct seeing of the principles of reality, is not merely a part of Plotinus' thought, but rather a significant dimension of it. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 368 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-363) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009494861 1009494864 9781009494885 1009494880 |