The Renaissance of Plotinus

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Plotinus (204/5-270 C.E.) is a central figure in the history of Western philosophy. Focusing on Ficino's interpretation of Plotinus's view of the soul and of human nature, this book excavates a fundamental chapter in the history of Platonic scholarship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Birth of the Latin Plotinus 2. Rescuing Aristotle's Soul I: Plotinus and Alexander of Aphrodisias 3. Rescuing Aristotle's Soul II: Plotinus and the Averroistic Intellect 4. The Imagination at Work: Perceiving, Remembering and Giving Birth 5. Daemons and Stars