Plotinus Ennead IVI.3-4.29: Problems Concerning the Soul: Translation, with an Introduction and Commentary

by John M. Dillon and Henry J. Blumenthal

For Plotinus, the nature and status of the human soul is one of the central problems of philosophy. Ennead IV.3­-4.29 constitutes his most penetrating enquiry into this topic, addressing the issues of the relation of the individual soul to the World Soul, the descent of the soul into body, its relations with that body, problems of personal identity and the nature of memory, sense perception, and the true seat of the emotions --many of which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193097289X
• ISBN13: 9781930972896
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Parmenides Publishing
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher