Plotinus on What We Think We Are (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004678644)

The Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus invites us to take part in his philosophizing when he encourages his readers to think about what they think they are, as living beings, human beings, as rational beings, ethical subjects and as philosophers. He is interested in what we say about ourselves in ordinary language and notices that such ordinary experience conflicts with what the Platonic tradition claims we (truly) are. This conflict does not lead him to turn away from the human terms and expressions, but impels him to take seriously what we say about ourselves and to explain it philosophically.

Author: Wiebke-Marie Stock
ISBN-10: 9004678646
ISBN-13: 9789004678644
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2024
Pages: 196
Format: Hardcover