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Plotinus: The Enneads

2nd edition
Edited and translated by Lloyd Gerson
Translated by George Boys-Stones, John M. Dillon, R. A. H. King, Andrew Smith, James Wilberding
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Plotinus' Enneads is a work which is central to the history of philosophy in late antiquity. This is the second edition of the first English translation of the complete works of Plotinus in one volume in seventy years, which also includes Porphyry's Life of Plotinus. Led by Lloyd P. Gerson, a team of experts present up-to-date translations which are based on the best available text, the edition minor of Henry and Schwyzer and its corrections. The translations are consistent in their vocabulary, making the volume ideal for the study of Plotinus' philosophical arguments. This second edition includes a number of corrections, as well as additional cross-references to enrich the reader's understanding of Plotinus' sometimes very difficult presentation of his ideas. It will be invaluable for scholars of Plotinus with or without ancient Greek, as well as for students of the Platonic tradition.

5.2 (11) - On the Generation and Order of the Things Which Come after the First
from Ennead Five
Edited and translated by Lloyd Gerson, University of Toronto
Translated by George Boys-Stones, University of Toronto, John M. Dillon, Trinity College, Dublin, R. A. H. King, Universität Bern, Switzerland, Andrew Smith, University College Dublin, James Wilberding, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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2.8 (35) - On Seeing, or On How It Is That Distant Things Appear Small
from Ennead Two
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Translated by George Boys-Stones, University of Toronto, John M. Dillon, Trinity College, Dublin, R. A. H. King, Universität Bern, Switzerland, Andrew Smith, University College Dublin, James Wilberding, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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Preface to the Second Edition
Edited and translated by Lloyd Gerson, University of Toronto
Translated by George Boys-Stones, University of Toronto, John M. Dillon, Trinity College, Dublin, R. A. H. King, Universität Bern, Switzerland, Andrew Smith, University College Dublin, James Wilberding, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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3.5 (50) - On Love
from Ennead Three
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3.2–3 (47 and 48) - On Providence
from Ennead Three
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5.9 (5) - On Intellect, Ideas, and Being
from Ennead Five
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1.9 (16) - On Exiting from the Body
from Ennead One
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4.8 (6) - On the Descent of Souls into Bodies
from Ennead Four
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Fragment: Plotinus on Voluntary Death, by Elias
from Ennead One
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6.6 (34) - On Numbers
from Ennead Six
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4.1 (21) - On the Substantiality of the Soul 2
from Ennead Four
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5.4 (7) - How That Which Is After the First Comes from the First, and on the One
from Ennead Five
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1.1 (53) - What Is the Living Being and What Is the Human Being?
from Ennead One
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On the Life of Plotinus and the Order of His Books by Porphyry of Tyre
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5.7 (18) - On Whether or Not There Are Ideas of Individuals
from Ennead Five
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6.9 (9) - On the Good or the One
from Ennead Six
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2.3 (52) - On Whether the Stars Are Causes
from Ennead Two
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2.1 (40) - On the Cosmos
from Ennead Two
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3.4 (15) - On Our Allotted Daemon
from Ennead Three
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Plotinus: The Enneads

5.2 (11) - On the Generation and Order of the Things Which Come after the First

2.8 (35) - On Seeing, or On How It Is That Distant Things Appear Small

Preface to the Second Edition

3.5 (50) - On Love

3.2–3 (47 and 48) - On Providence

5.9 (5) - On Intellect, Ideas, and Being

1.9 (16) - On Exiting from the Body

4.8 (6) - On the Descent of Souls into Bodies

Fragment: Plotinus on Voluntary Death, by Elias

6.6 (34) - On Numbers

4.1 (21) - On the Substantiality of the Soul 2

5.4 (7) - How That Which Is After the First Comes from the First, and on the One

1.1 (53) - What Is the Living Being and What Is the Human Being?

On the Life of Plotinus and the Order of His Books by Porphyry of Tyre

5.7 (18) - On Whether or Not There Are Ideas of Individuals

6.9 (9) - On the Good or the One

2.3 (52) - On Whether the Stars Are Causes

2.1 (40) - On the Cosmos

3.4 (15) - On Our Allotted Daemon

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