Plotinus V: Ennead V (Loeb Classical Library, 444) by Plotinus

by Plotinus

Plotinus (204/5-270 CE) was the first and greatest of Neoplatonic philosophers. His writings were edited by his disciple Porphyry, who published them many years after his master's death in six sets of nine treatises each (the Enneads).Plotinus regarded Plato as his master, and his own philosophy is a profoundly original development of the Platonism of the first two centuries of the Christian era and the closely related thought of the Neopythagoreans, with some influences from Aristotle and his followers and the Stoics, whose writings he knew well but used critically. He is a unique combination of mystic and Hellenic rationalist. His thought dominated later Greek philosophy and influenced both Christians and Moslems, and is still alive today because of its union of rationality and intense religious experience.In his acclaimed edition of Plotinus, Armstrong provides excellent introductions to each treatise. His invaluable notes explain obscure passages and give reference to parallels in Plotinus and others.

Genres: Philosophy, Classics, Nonfiction, Theory

Hardcover

First published January 1, 250

About the author

Egyptian-born Roman philosopher Plotinus and his successors in the 3rd century at Alexandria founded and developed Neoplatonism, a philosophical system, which, based on Platonism with elements of mysticism and some Judaic and Christian concepts, posits a single source from which all existence emanates and with which one mystically can unite an individual soul; The Enneads collects his writings.

Saint Thomas Aquinas combined elements of this system and other philosophy within a context of Christian thought.

People widely consider this major of the ancient world alongside Ammonius Saccas, his teacher.
He influenced in late antiquity. Much of our biographical information about Plotinus comes from preface of Porphyry to his edition. His metaphysical writings inspired centuries of pagan, Islamic, and Gnostic metaphysicians and mystics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plotinus

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Književne novine
Beograd, 1984.
Preveo Slobodan Blagojević
Pozdravljam cjelokupno čitateljstvo! Posebno subatomske čestice, surfere s Havaja te vrckaste tobolčare. Hvala svima za izdašnu financijsku potporu ovim osvrtima! Također, pozdrav svim manjinama među mojim čitateljstvom, držim vam figu radi tolikih diskriminacija, zbilja je strašno u kakvom društvu živimo. Suze mi dođu na oči kada pomislim kako je teško manjinama. Svako jutro se budim s mišlju što da danas napravim da se drugi osjećaju bolje. Uvijek sam stavljao druge ispred sebe jer sam sveudilj osjećao tu ljubav i toplotu čovječanstva. Jedino me ponekad uhvati groza, trnci i srsi me obuzmu u mračne sate poput ovog kada pišem; što ako je bratstvo među ljudima socijalni konstrukt? Što ako su ljudska prava socijalni konstrukt?
Neki kažu da što si bliže Crkvi to si dalje od Boga, u potpunosti se slažem s time, samo bih nadopunio: što si bliže ljudskim pravima to si dalje od slobode te što si bliži Tuđmanu to si dalje od Hrvatske.
Kakve ovo veze ima s ovim konkretnim osvrtom? Nikakve. Stvar je takva da nisam bilježio ništa tokom čitanja petog toma Plotinovih "Eneada" te ih pročitah prije par dana i obuzet obavezama smetnuh s uma napisati friško osvrt.
Plotin u ovom konkretnom tomu produbljuje raščlambu o tome kako pojmiti Jedno odnosno Boga. Plotin vještim kognitivnim zamasima dolazi do spoznaje da je Bog nemisleći. Bog ne posjeduje ikakvo mišljenje, kakvo bi mišljenje mogao spoznavati kada je potpuno Jedno, potpuno ispunjenje, potpuno razumijevanje i potpuna samosvijest. Samo ono što je nastalo od Boga posjeduje mišljenje upravo radi toga što je nesavršeno. Sjajno tradicionalističko nadilaženje racionalizma i modernizma.
Kakvo nazadovanje, od Plotinovog razmišljanja je li Prapočelo misleće do razglabanja o tome da je sve socijalni konstukt (osim ljudskih prava) i o tome da se klima na planeti mijenja jer ljudi na nju utječu (pomicanje magnetskog pola s Arktika na Rusiju nema nikakve veze s promjenom klime nego to da ljudi voze aute). Antropocentrizam je kretenocentrizam. Kontrainicijacija na najjače.
Oslobodite se gluposti suvremenog svijeta i stada libtarda i tuđmantarda čitanjem Plotina.
Plotin je https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aatE... filozofije.
¡Hasta luego!

[Joel Zartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Irreducible

[Mary-Jean Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely one of the best Enneads. It is very comprehensive and there is a lot of beautiful language and images.

[Gabrielle Huston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for HUMS2000 at Carleton University. Read V.1, V.2, and V.5.