Plotinus (204/5 – 270 C.E.), is generally regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism. He is one of the most influential philosophers in antiquity after Plato and Aristotle. In fact, Plotinus (like all his successors) regarded himself simply as a Platonist, that is, as an expositor and defender of the philosophical...
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A comparison of Plotinus' philosophy of art and beauty with that of Plato ... Before any attempt can be made to examine Plotinus' central ideas on art and beauty, it is first necessary to adumbrate his main metaphysical ideas.
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Plotinus / Translated by Stephen MacKenna ... 1. Beauty addresses itself chiefly to sight; but there is a beauty for the hearing too, as in certain combinations of words and in all kinds of music, for melodies and cadences are beautiful;
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Plotinus' works were edited and collected by Porphyry into six books of nine chapters each, ... This may happen when we view a painting or a sculpture, listen to a piece of music, or follow an elegant mathematical proof. In all these cases, we are drawn toward Unity, and the form of Beauty Itself. We must get there by...
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to Plotinus' view of beauty "from above." No doubt he was convinced he disposed of his rival. Our examination of the logic of his refutation shows how weak ...
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Plotinus (Greek: ) (ca. CE 204–270) was a major philosopher of the ancient world who is widely considered the founder of Neoplatonism (along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas). Neoplatonism was an inf...
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Plotinus--On the Intellectual Beauty; ... In his view, despite the removal, or distance, of art from the One (the source of ideas/forms) it is "not to be slighted on the ground that they [the artists] create by imitation of natural objects." Instead, the art objects "give no bare reproduction of the thing seen but go back...
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[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Plotinushall Lecture Hall ] [ The Jolly Roger ] ; [The World's Largest Literary Cafe] ... Posted by Sonia on April 04, 19100 at 20:59:02: ... I would love to read some critiques on Plotinus' view of beauty. Where can I find some on the web?
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On Plotinus' view, what is authentic beauty and how is it related to the Good? Is the Good an end-in-itself or a means to an end? Does he characterize love as an end-in-itself or as a means to an end?
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; Two Ancient Views of Beauty | Two Medieval Views of Beauty | Two Modern Views of Beauty | A Contempory View of Beauty | My View of Beauty | ... Plotinus believed that the soul of a beautiful object played an important role in the apprehension of its beauty. Plotinus' "Idea of the Good" describes that the living have souls.
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