Philosophic Silence and the ‘One' in Plotinus
«'… an admirably scholarly account of the cultural and philosophical context of Plotinus's works, … strongly recommended to all with an interest in late antique reasoning and philosophy.' Journal of the History of Philosophy»
Plotinus, the greatest philosopher of Late Antiquity, discusses at length a first principle of reality - the One - which, he tells us, cannot be expressed in words or grasped in thought. How and why, then, does Plotinus write about it at all? This book explores this act of writing the unwritable. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781107154629
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«'… an admirably scholarly account of the cultural and philosophical context of Plotinus's works, … strongly recommended to all with an interest in late antique reasoning and philosophy.' Journal of the History of Philosophy»
«'Banners book enriches the steadily growing Literature on Plotin's theology. It should turn out as the author hoped. Both for 'beginners' and for specialists as profitable reading prove.' Benedikt Kramer, Plekos»