Plotinus on body and beauty : society, philosophy, and religion in third-century Rome
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Plotinus on body and beauty : society, philosophy, and religion in third-century Rome
Blackwell, 1999
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Miles brings Plotinus' thought alive for the twenty-first century by relating it to present day concerns.
Table of Contents
Preface. 1. Introduction: Seeing Double.
2. Beauty: The Stepping Stone.
3. 'Choice and Chance': Soul as Pivot of the Universe.
4. Body in Third-century Rome.
5. Providence: Does the One Care for Us?.
6. 'Go on Up': The One and Contemplation.
7. Plotinus for the Present.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index of Passages, Plotinus.
Index of Names and Subjects.
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