International Journal of the Platonic Tradition 4 (2):163-180 (2010)
| Abstract |
This paper studies Sentence 16 of Porphyry's Pathways to the Intelligible. It is argued that it should be understood against the background of Plotinus' discussions of the similes of the waxen block and the aviary from Plato's Theaetetus. The first part of the paper concentrates on Plotinus' reception of these similes. In the second part of the paper Plotinus' discussions of the two similes are used to shed light on Sentence 16, in particular on the term προχείρισις. Furthermore it is argued that Porphyry does not reject Plotinus' claim that, pace Aristotle, intellection does not require imaging
|
| Keywords | intellection Procheirisis phantasia Theaetetus sense-perception |
| Categories | (categorize this paper) |
| DOI | 10.1163/187254710X524059 |
| Options |
Mark as duplicate
Export citation
Request removal from index
|
Download options
PhilArchive copy
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy Papers currently archived: 70,079
External links
- From the Publisher via CrossRef (no proxy)
- booksandjournals.brillonline.com
(no proxy) - dx.doi.org (no proxy)
- brill.com (no proxy)
- brill.com [2] (no proxy)
Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server
Configure custom proxy (use this if your affiliation does not provide a proxy)
Through your library
- Sign in / register and customize your OpenURL resolver..
- Configure custom resolver
References found in this work BETA
Plato’s Theory of Knowledge: The Theaetetus and the Sophist of Plato.F. M. Cornford - 1935 - Routledge & Kegan Paul.
The Philosophy of the Commentators, 200–600 AD: A Sourcebook.Richard Sorabji (ed.) - 2004 - Cornell Univesity Press.
Plotinus on Sense-Perception: A Philosophical Study.Eyjolfur Kjalar Emilsson - 1988 - Cambridge University Press.
View all 10 references / Add more references
Citations of this work BETA
Plotinus' Account of the Cognitive Powers of the Soul: Sense Perception and Discursive Thought. [REVIEW]Riccardo Chiaradonna - 2012 - Topoi 31 (2):191-207.
Similar books and articles
Did Plotinus and Porphyry Disagree on Aristotle's Categories?Frans De Haas - 2001 - Phronesis 46 (4):492-526.
Did Plotinus and Porphyry Disagree on Aristotle's "Categories"?Frans A. J. De Haas - 2001 - Phronesis 46 (4):492 - 526.
Plotinus' Account of the Cognitive Powers of the Soul: Sense Perception and Discursive Thought. [REVIEW]Riccardo Chiaradonna - 2012 - Topoi 31 (2):191-207.
What Similes in Sāṃkhya Do: A Comparison of the Similes in the Sāṃkhya Texts in the Mahābhārata, the Sāṃkhyakārikā and the Sāṃkhyasūtra. [REVIEW]K. A. Jacobsen - 2006 - Journal of Indian Philosophy 34 (6):587-605.
Porphyry's Launching-Points to the Realm of Mind: An Introduction to the Neoplatonic Philosophy of Plotinus. Porphyry & Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie - 1988 - Phanes Press.
Porphyry the Apostate: Assessing Porphyry's Reaction to Plotinus's Doctrine of the One.Seamus O'Neill - 2011 - Heythrop Journal 52 (1):1-10.
Intellect and the One in Porphyry’s Sententiae.John Dillon - 2010 - International Journal of the Platonic Tradition 4 (1):27-35.
Plotinus and Magic.Wendy Elgersma Helleman - 2010 - International Journal of the Platonic Tradition 4 (2):114-146.
Plotinus on Dialectic.Annamaria Schiaparelli - 2009 - Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie 91 (3):253-287.
Analytics
Added to PP index
2010-10-05
Total views
40 ( #283,451 of 2,506,054 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
1 ( #416,828 of 2,506,054 )
2010-10-05
Total views
40 ( #283,451 of 2,506,054 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
1 ( #416,828 of 2,506,054 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Downloads
