The heart of Plotinus : the essential Eneads including Porphyry's On the cave of the nymphs
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Bloomington, Ind. : World Wisdom, Inc., [2009].
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The philosophy of Plotinus the Egyptian / by Algis Uždavinys
Plotinus and his master Ammonius
Plotinus and his school in Rome
Plotinus and the tradition of hellenic philosophy
The metaphysics of Plotinus
Mystical experience, self-knowledge, and union with the one
Plotinus between east and west
Remarks on Stephen MacKenna's translation
Plotinus: the Enneads
Enn. I.2: on the virtues
Enn. I.3: on dialectic
Enn. I.6: on beauty
Enn. II. 9: against the gnostics
Enn. III. 2: on providence (I)
Enn. III. 5: on love
Enn. III. 6: on the impassivity of the unembodied
Enn. III. 8: on nature, contemplation, and the one
Enn. IV. 3: problems of the soul (I)
Enn. IV. 4: problems of the soul (II)
Enn. IV. 8: the soul's descent into body
Enn. V.8: on the intelligible beauty
Enn. VI. 5: on the integral omnipresence of the authentic existent (II)
Enn. VI. 7: how the multiplicity of the ideal-forms came into being and on the good
Enn. VI. 8: on free will and the will of the one
Enn. VI. 9: on the good, or the one
Porphyry's On the cave of the nymphs and the spiritual exegesis of homer by Algis Uždavinys
Porphyry and his works
Odysseus as a philosopher and spiritual hero
Porphyry's allegorical interpretation of Homer
Numenius and his pythagorean philosophy
Cronius, the companion of numenius
Remarks on Thomas Taylor's translation
Porphyry: on the cave of the nymphs.

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Published
Bloomington, Ind. : World Wisdom, Inc., [2009].
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Book
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xii, 279 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781933316697, 1933316691

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270) and index.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Uždavinys, A. (2009). The heart of Plotinus: the essential Eneads including Porphyry's On the cave of the nymphs . World Wisdom, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Uždavinys, Algis, 1962-2010. 2009. The Heart of Plotinus: The Essential Eneads Including Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs. Bloomington, Ind.: World Wisdom, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Uždavinys, Algis, 1962-2010. The Heart of Plotinus: The Essential Eneads Including Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs Bloomington, Ind.: World Wisdom, Inc, 2009.

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Uždavinys, A. (2009). The heart of plotinus: the essential eneads including porphyry's on the cave of the nymphs. Bloomington, Ind.: World Wisdom, Inc.

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Uždavinys, Algis. The Heart of Plotinus: The Essential Eneads Including Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs World Wisdom, Inc., 2009.

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