Plotinus: myth, metaphor and philosophical practice

Chicago: University of Chicago Press (2016)
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A study of Plotinus's use of myth and metaphor, with special attention to the historical context and therapeutic use of his work.

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B693.Z7.C55 2016

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022656505X   9780226339702   022633967X   9780226565057   9780226339672

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10.7208/9780226339702
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Chapters

15. Invoking Demons

14. Charms and Countercharms

13. Spheres and Circles

12. Platonic and Classical Myths

11. Standing Up to the Blows of Fortune

10. Remembering and Forgetting

9. Dancing

8. Reason Drunk and Sober

7. Shadow Plays and Mirrors

6. On Becoming Love

5. Naked and Alone

4. Dialectic

3. Theories about Metaphor

2. How to Read Plotinus

1. Why Read Plotinus?

Acknowledgments

Preface

16. Images Within and Without

17. Fixed Stars and Planets

18. Waking Up

19. Matter

20. Nature

21. Soul

22. Nous

23. The One

Part V: The Plotinian Way

Bibliography

Index of Passages from the Enneads

Index of Names and Subjects

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Frontmatter

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