PLOTINUS Ennead I.1: What is the Living Thing? What is Man?: Translation with an Introduction and Commentary (The Enneads of Plotinus)

Ennead I.1 Is A Succinct And Concentrated Analysis Of Key Themes In Plotinus' Psychology And Ethics. It Focuses On The Soul-body Relation, Discussing Various Platonic, Aristotelian, And Stoic Views Before Arguing That There Is Only A Soul-trace In The Body [forming With The Body A Compound], While The Reasoning Soul Itself Is Impassive And Flawless. The Soul-trace Hypothesis Is Used To Account For Human Emotions, Beliefs, And Perceptions, And Human Fallibility In General. Its Problematic Relation To Our Rational Powers, As Well As The Question Of Moral Responsibility, Are Explored. Plotinus Develops His Original And Characteristic Concept Of The Self Or We, Which Is So Called Because It Is Investigated As Something Common To All Humans [rather Than A Private Individual Self], And Because It Is Multiple, Referring To The Reasoning Soul Or To The Living Thing Composed Of Soul-trace And Body. Plotinus Explores The Relation Between The We And Consciousness, And Also Its Relation To The Higher Metaphysical Entities, The Good, And Intellect.-- Back Cover. Plotinus ; Translation With An Introduction And Commentary, Gerard O'daly. Translated From The Greek. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "Ennead I.1 is a succinct and concentrated analysis of key themes in Plotinus' psychology and ethics. It focuses on the soul-body relation, discussing various Platonic, Aristotelian, and Stoic views before arguing that there is only a soul-trace in the body (forming with the body a "compound"), while the reasoning soul itself is impassive and flawless. The soul-trace hypothesis is used to account for human emotions, beliefs, and perceptions, and human fallibility in general. Its problematic relation to our rational powers, as well as the question of moral responsibility, are explored. Plotinus develops his original and characteristic concept of the self or "we," which is so called because it is investigated as something common to all humans (rather than a private individual self), and because it is multiple, referring to the reasoning soul or to the "living thing" composed of soul-trace and body. Plotinus explores the relation between the "we" and consciousness, and also its relation to the higher metaphysical entities, the Good, and Intellect. --Page 4 de la couverture Ennead I.1 is a succinct and concentrated analysis of key themes in Plotinus' psychology and ethics. It focuses on the soul-body relation, discussing various Platonic, Aristotelian, and Stoic views before arguing that there is only a soul-trace in the body (forming with the body a "compound"), while the reasoning soul itself is impassive and flawless. The soul-trace hypothesis is used to account for human emotions, beliefs, and perceptions, and human fallibility in general. Its problematic relation to our rational powers, as well as the question of moral responsibility, are explored. Plotinus develops his original and characteristic concept of the self or "we," which is so called because it is investigated as something common to all humans (rather than a private individual self), and because it is multiple, referring to the reasoning soul or to the "living thing" composed of soul-trace and body. Plotinus explores the relation between the "we" and consciousness, and also its relation to the higher metaphysical entities, the Good, and Intellect. --!c From back cover Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 8 Introduction to the Series 10 Abbreviations 20 Preface 24 Introduction to the Treatise 26 Note on the Greek Text 40 Synopsis 42 Translation 56 Commentary 74 Chapter 1 75 Chapter 2 81 Chapter 3 93 Chapter 4 106 Chapter 5 113 Chapter 6 121 Chapter 7 125 Chapter 8 135 Chapter 9 144 Chapter 10 153 Chapter 11 161 Chapter 12 175 Chapter 13 189 Select Bibliography 194 Index of Ancient Authors 210 Index of Names and Subjects 216 Also Available from Parmenides Publishing 226