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Summary:

"In Ennead I.5 Plotinus attempts to navigate a well-trodden path of inquiry by responding directly to a wide spectrum of popular theories on human flourishing, insisting emphatically that well-being belongs to the present moment. One of his central targets is Aristotle, who insisted that well-being be measured by "a complete life" or a life measured by virtue, a modus vivendi sustained via the development of appropriate habits (hexis) and the avoidance of misfortunes. At the same time the Hellenistic schools-with their insistence that happiness is available to practitioners in the immediacy of the "now"-take pride of place in Plotinus' short screed on the subject. This treatment provides an in-depth analysis of Plotinus' unique conception of the value of the present moment by highlighting Plotinus' dialogue with Aristotle and Hellenistic conceptions of the soul, pleasure and pain, and time and eternity"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Plotinus , author

Contributors:

Layne, Danielle A. , translator

Languages:

English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Language Notes:

Item content: English
Translated from (original): Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Main Work:

Ennead [by Plotinus] > I, 5 (English)

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Ennead I.5 [Plotinus] (Las Vegas : Parmenides Publishing, [2023] — ISBN 9781733535748; LCCN 2023021248)

Related Series:

The Enneads of Plotinus with philosophical commentaries

Subjects:

Plotinus — Translations into English

Aristotle — Influence

Happiness

Philosophy, Ancient

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 12, 2024).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

B693.E52 P56 2023eb

ISBNs:

9781733535755 (electronic book)
1733535756 (electronic book)
9781733535748 (paperback) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2023021249

Other Control Numbers:

EBC31228815 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp306304326