Abstract

Ovaj rad na temelju Z. knjige Metafizike prikazuje Aristotelovo poimanje noetičke tvari i na njegovoj pozadini tumači Plotinovo poimanje noetičke tvari, sadržano prije svega u njegovom spisu O dvjema tvarima. Svrha rada je pokazati i primjereno argumentirati kako Plotin pri odredbi noetičke tvari shvaća Um u oslonu na Aristotelov usiologički nauk, a u razlici spram Platona. To posebno izlazi na vidjelo u tome da je Plotinov Um kao rod koji obuhvaća sve ideje shvaćen u smislu Aristotelovog logičkog nauka roda i vrste. Time ovaj rad ukazuje na potrebu preispitivanja ustaljenih mnijenja o Plotinovoj filozofiji kao nasljedovanju Platonove filozofije.Based on the Z. book of Metaphysics, this paper presents Aristotle’s concept of noetic matter and uses its theoretical background to interpret Plotinus’ concept of noetic matter, contained primarily in his tractate Matter in its Two Kinds. The paper aims to present and adequately argument the way in which Plotinus, in his interpretation of noetic matter, understands Nous in relation to Aristotle’s usiological doctrine and in contrast to that of Plato’s. This is particularly evident in the fact that Plotinus’ Nous, as a genus which comprises all ideas, is understood in the sense of Aristotle’s logical doctrine of genus and species. Thus this paper argues for the need to re-examine conventional understanding of Plotinus’ philosophy as mere extension of Plato’s philosophy