The Enneads of Plotinus, Volume 1 av Paul Kalligas

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<p><b>The first volume in a landmark commentary on an important and influential work of ancient philosophy</b><br><br>This is the first volume of a groundbreaking commentary on one of the most important works of ancient philosophy, the <i>Enneads</i> of Plotinus¿a text that formed the basis of Neoplatonism and had a deep influence on early Christian thought and medieval and Renaissance philosophy. This volume covers the first three of the six <i>Enneads</i>, as well as Porphyry''s <i>Life of Plotinus</i>, a document in which Plotinus¿s student¿the collector and arranger of the <i>Enneads</i>¿introduces the philosopher and his work. A landmark contribution to modern Plotinus scholarship, Paul Kalligas¿s commentary is the most detailed and extensive ever written for the whole of the <i>Enneads</i>.<br><br>For each of the treatises in the first three <i>Enneads</i>, Kalligas provides a brief introduction that presents the philosophical background against which Plotinus¿s contribution can