Plotinus on Eudaimonia
| AUTHOR | McGroarty; McGroarty, Kieran |
| PUBLISHER | Academic (04/25/2008) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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A philosophical commentary on a section of the Enneads written by the last great Neoplatonist thinker, Plotinus. The treatise is entitled 'Concerning Well-Being' and was written at a late stage in Plotinus' life when he was suffering from an illness that was shortly to kill him. Its main concern is with the good man and how he should pursue the good life. The treatise is therefore central to our understanding of Plotinus' ethical theory, and the commentary seeks to explicate and elucidate that theory. Plotinus' views on how one should live in order to fulfil oneself as a human being are as relevant now as they were in the third century AD. All Greek and Latin is translated, while short summaries introducing the content of each chapter help to make Plotinus' argument clear even to the non-specialist.
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ISBN-13:
9780199287123
ISBN-10:
0199287120
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
260
Carton Quantity:
26
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
Philosophy | Ancient and Classical
Philosophy | Linguistics - General
Dewey Decimal:
186.4
Library of Congress Control Number:
2006017211
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A philosophical commentary on a section of the Enneads written by the last great Neoplatonist thinker, Plotinus. The treatise is entitled 'Concerning Well-Being' and was written at a late stage in Plotinus' life when he was suffering from an illness that was shortly to kill him. Its main concern is with the good man and how he should pursue the good life. The treatise is therefore central to our understanding of Plotinus' ethical theory, and the commentary seeks to explicate and elucidate that theory. Plotinus' views on how one should live in order to fulfil oneself as a human being are as relevant now as they were in the third century AD. All Greek and Latin is translated, while short summaries introducing the content of each chapter help to make Plotinus' argument clear even to the non-specialist.
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