Plotinus the Platonist
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Plotinus the Platonist: A Comparative Account of Plato & Plotinus, Their Mysticism, Epistemology, Metaphysics, & Ethics

Plotinus the Platonist: A Comparative Account of Plato & Plotinus, Their Mysticism, Epistemology, Metaphysics, & Ethics


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This book explores the epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical views of both Plato and Plotinus, demonstrating through juxtaposition that the views of each man go beyond similarity - they are essentially the same on some 180 different major and minor claims. Yount takes this comparison further, postulating that both Plotinus and Plato are best typified as mystics, as in their respective writings both describe their version of "The Ultimate Experience". In Plotinian texts, this ultimate experience is characterised by having a vision or attaining knowledge of the Plotinian One; in Platonic texts, the ultimate experience involves obtaining insight into the Platonic Good. Yount argues that the "ultimate experience" articulated and advocated by both men is actually the same experience, with the same requirements and the same effects. 'The Good and the One' are interchangeable. Yount's contention runs counter to traditional Platonic and Plotinian scholarship, which holds that while the two philosophers share a number of views, they ultimately do not share a common philosophy. Yount lays out a thorough and extensive counterargument, drawing parallels and elucidating potent lines of connection between the two philosophers. This book is intended for all students of Ancient Greek philosophy, and will be an indispensable addition to the libraries of all Plato and/or Plotinus scholars.

About the Author :
David J. Yount is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Mesa Community College.

Review :
"Plotinus was a Platonist. In fact he was so much of a Platonist that he thought that his most important doctrines contained nothing new, that he himself was merely an exegete who unfolds what lies implicit in the doctrines of Plato." - Eyjoifur Kjaiar Emilsson Plotinus on Sense-Perception]: A Philosophical Study "[Plotinus] presents us with a consistent and 'universal' interpretation of Plato's philosophy....In this sense [Plotinus] marks a climax and peripeteia in the development of Platonism, rather than the starting point of Neoplatonism." - Gerald Bechtle The Anonymous Commentary on Plato's Parmenides "Plato and Plotinus should be studied together: the second provides an essential commentary on the first." - John N. Findlay Plato and Plotonism: An introduction"


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  • ISBN-13: 9781930972353
  • Publisher: Parmenides Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Parmenides Publishing
  • Height: 229 mm
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1930972350
  • Publisher Date: 18 Apr 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Comparative Account of Plato & Plotinus, Their Mysticism, Epistemology, Metaphysics, & Ethics


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