The Cambridge Companion to Plotinus

Book Overview

Plotinus is the greatest philosopher in the 700 year period between Aristotle and Augustine. He thought of himself as a disciple of Plato, but in his efforts to defend Platonism against Aristotelians, Stoics, and others, he actually produced a reinvigorated version of Platonism that later came to be known as Neoplatonism. In this volume, sixteen leading scholars introduce and explain the many facets of Plotinus' complex system. They place Plotinus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521476763
• ISBN13: 9780521476768
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"