{"product_id":"plotinus-on-the-contemplation-of-the-intelligible-world-faces-of-being-and-mirrors-of-intellect-hardback-9781009494861","title":"Plotinus on the Contemplation of the Intelligible World; Faces of Being and Mirrors of Intellect (Hardback) 9781009494861","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlotinus on the Contemplation of the Intelligible World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFaces of Being and Mirrors of Intellect\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study offers an innovative understanding of the central role of the act of contemplation in the philosophy of Plotinus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMateusz Stróżyński (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009494861, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e382 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this study, Mateusz Stróżyński offers an experiential and practical way of understanding Plotinus' thought and philosophy through a focus on the act of contemplation. He argues that contemplation, or direct seeing of the principles of reality, is not merely a part of Plotinus' thought, but rather a significant dimension of it. Moreover, he argues that Plotinus understands metaphysics as a conceptual and propositional description of reality from a third-person perspective, as well as an expression of an experience of that reality from a first-person perspective. Stróżyński focuses on the first phase of the journey to the Good, namely, on the contemplation of the intelligible world: Nature, Soul, and Intellect. He describes the fall of the soul and her return through the lens of the so-called “Great Kinds”: Being, Movement, Rest, Difference, and Identity. Stróżyński also shows how this concept, derived from Plato's Sophist, is creatively used by Plotinus to explain both the loss and the restoration of our ability to contemplate through philosophical practice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Descent and Fall: 1. So many mirrors\u003cbr\u003e 2. Out of the father's house\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Soul: 3. The beautiful face of justice\u003cbr\u003e 4. The mirror of nature\u003cbr\u003e 5. The luminous sphere\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Intellect: 6. Looking into our face\u003cbr\u003e 7. All together in eternity\u003cbr\u003e 8. There is only one world\u003cbr\u003e 9. Pamprosopon\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Ancient,%20to%20c%20500%20%5BHPCA%5D%22\"\u003eHPCA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475075035416,"sku":"9781009494861","price":80.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009494861i.jpg?v=1785804220","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/plotinus-on-the-contemplation-of-the-intelligible-world-faces-of-being-and-mirrors-of-intellect-hardback-9781009494861","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}