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Plotinus the Master and the Apotheosis of Imperial Platonism

Plotinus the Master and the Apotheosis of Imperial Platonism

William H. F. Altman

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2024
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Filosofía occidental: antigua, hasta c. 500
ISBN:
9781666944396

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With both the Roman Empire and contemporary scholarship as backdrop, this book contrasts the Imperial Platonism of Plotinus with Plato's own by distinguishing one as a master enlightening disciples, and the other as an Athenian teacher who taught students to discover the truth for themselves in the Academy.

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