Ennead VI.4 and VI.5
Subtitle: on the presence of being, one and the same, everywhere as a whole
By: PLOTINUS ; translation with an introduction and commentary, EYJÓLFUR K. EMILSSON and STEVEN K. STRANGE
Contributors: Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson; Strange, Steven K.
Series: The Enneads of Plotinus with philosophical commentaries
Publisher: Parmenides Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Las Vegas, Nevada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781930972346; 9781930972148
Subjects: Soul; Early works to 1800
Other titles: On the presence of being, one and the same, everywhere as a whole
Work titles: Ennead. VI. 4-5
Description: "Ennead VI.4–5, originally written as a single treatise, contains Plotinus’ most general and sustained exposition of the relationship between the intelligible and sensible realms, addressing and coalescing two central issues in Platonism: the nature of the soul–body relationship and the nature of participation. Its main question is, How can soul animate bodies without sharing in their extension? The treatise seems to have had considerable impact: it is much reflected in Porphyry’s important work, Sententiae, and the doctrine of reception according to the capacity of the recipient, for which this treatise is the main source, resonated in medieval thinkers."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-282) and index.