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Plotinus' cosmology : a study of Ennead II. 1 (40) : text, translation, and commentary /
In "Ennead II.1 (40)", Plotinus is primarily concerned to argue for the everlastingness of the universe, the heavens, and the heavenly bodies as individual substances. Here he must grapple both with the philosophical issue of personal identity through time and with the rich tradition of co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In "Ennead II.1 (40)", Plotinus is primarily concerned to argue for the everlastingness of the universe, the heavens, and the heavenly bodies as individual substances. Here he must grapple both with the philosophical issue of personal identity through time and with the rich tradition of cosmology which pitted the Platonists against the Aristotelians and Stoics. What results is a historically informed cosmological sketch, explaining the constitution of the heavens as well as sublunar and celestial motion. This book contains an extensive introduction aimed at providing the necessary background in Platonic, Aristotelian, and Stoic cosmology, the text itself, and a line-by-line commentary designed to elucidate its philosophical, philological and historical details. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780199277261 0199277265 1280905867 9781280905865 9780191569296 0191569291 |