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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Collection zêtêsis
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Zêtêsis.
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"Plotinus' Treatise 33 (II.9), entitled Against the Gnostics, is one of the most fascinating and complex writings of the Roman Neoplatonic master, as well as one of the most polemical, as it is the sole treatise to openly side against a rival sect or school of thought. We here present the reader with the full analysis of this exceptional treatise, in its original English, of Zeke Mazur (), one of the scholars most deeply versed in the connections between the Gnostics, most notably those identified as belonging to a subgroup of Platonising Sethians, and the first generation of Neoplatonists (i.e. Plotinus, Amelius, and Porphyry)."--Résumé de l'éditeur |
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The question of Plotinus' motivation for composing Treatise 33 -- The sectarian identity of Plotinus' Gnostic friends -- The question of the relationship between Plotinus and the Gnostic targets of Treatise 33 -- Plotinus and the Platonizing Sethians -- The conflict over visionary/contemplative ascent -- The Platonizing Sethians as rival interpreters of Plato -- The Platonizing Sethians contra academic Platonism -- The historical context of the conflict -- A reconsideration of Plotinus' philosophical opposition to the Gnostics. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Plotinus. Enneads.
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Plato. |
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Plotinus -- Disciples. |
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Plotinus -- Criticism and interpretation. |
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Plotinus. Enneads. II, 9 (33). |
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Enneads (Plotinus) |
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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Philosophy, Ancient. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Lacroix, Francis, editor.
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Narbonne, Jean-Marc, 1957- editor.
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Print version: Mazur, Zeke (aut.). Introduction and Commentary to Plotinus' Treatise 33 (II 9) Against the Gnostics and Related Studies. Quebec : Les Presses de l'Université Laval, ©2019 9782763738314 |
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276373832X (electronic book) |
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9782763738321 (electronic book) |
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