Neoplatonism and Nature

Studies in Plotinus' Enneads

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Original essays by leading scholars on Plotinus' philosophy of nature.This book advances an understanding of Plotinus' views on the natural cosmos and their relevance to natural philosophy and the development of science. The contributors confront issues concerning the presence of scientific principles and conceptions in Plotinus' writing, and discuss the degree to which Plotinus' views and methodologies incorporate aspects of how modern thinkers interpret science as well as areas currently thought of as physics and biology. The essays recognize and embrace the richness, subtlety, and complexity of Plotinus' Neoplatonism as expressed in his Enneads, even while illustrating its pertinence to natural philosophy and the historical development of scientific thinking.

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Utgivningsdatum2001-11-20
Mått150 x 228 x 19 mm
Vikt476 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Neoplatonism: Ancient and Modern, Volume 8
Antal sidor346
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791452721

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PrefaceR. Baine Harris IntroductionMichael F. Wagner Plotinus and the Possibility of Natural ScienceRonald F. Hathaway Plotinus and BiologyAnthony Preus Plotinus Against Aristotle's EssentialismLloyd P. Gerson Explanation and Nature in Enneads VI.7.1.-15Sara L. Rappe Providence: The Platonic Demiurge and Hellenistic CausalityGary M. Gurtler Freedom and Providence in PlotinusLaura S. Westra The Notion of Beauty in the Structure of the Universe: Pythagorean InfluencesAphrodite Alexandrakis The One: Substance or Function?Reiner Schurmann Plotinus on the Origin of MatterWilliam J. Carroll Plotinus' Set of Categories for the Kosmos AisthetosChristos Evangeliou Sympathy: Stoic Materialism and the Platonic SoulGary M. Gurtler Plotinus, Nature, and the Scientific SpiritMichael F. Wagner Index Propria Index Locorum (Enneads)