Nature, Contemplation, and the One—A Study in the Philosophy of Plotinusby John N. Deck “Now by being contemplation and the theorema and logos—by being these, nature produces.” —Plotinus: Ennead III, 8 “Plotinus’ world of true being is not, except metaphorically, a world above the everyday world. It is the everyday world—not as experienced by sense, by opinion, or by discursive reasoning—but as known … by the best knowing power.” —John Deck, from chapter 8 This book serves as an excellent brief introduction to the fundamental themes found in Plotinus’ The Enneads while also explaining the role the notion of contemplative producing plays in determining his view of the structure of reality. More specifically, Deck show how Ennead III, 8 can explain how Nature is grounded in Nous, via Logos and Soul, and thus has deeper theoretical grounding than our experience of it. This book must be read by all modern serious students of Plotinus. —R. Baine Harris, Director, International Society for Neoplatonic Studies Beställ här |
