Plotinus on number [[electronic resource] /] / Svetla Slaveva-Griffin

• Autore: Slaveva-Griffin Svetla
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 119.092
• Soggetto topico: One (The One in philosophy); Many (Philosophy); Symbolism of numbers
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-160) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction: One by Number; 1. Platonic Cosmology on Plotinian Terms; 2. Multiplicity as Number; 3. The Number of Infinity; 4. Number and Substance; 5. Number and the Universe; 6. Unity of Thought and Writing; Conclusion: In Defense of Plato; Bibliography; Index of Names and Subjects; Index Locorum
• Sommario/riassunto: Introduction: One by Number. 1. Platonic Cosmology on Plotinian Terms. Ennead VI.6 and the Timaeus. Origin of Multiplicity in Plotinus. Plotinus' apostasies and Numenius' stasis. The Universe as Degrees of Separation from the One. 2. Multiplicity as Number. Surfacing from ""the Neopythagorean Underground"". Outward and Inward Direction of Multiplicity in VI.6. Multiplicity as Effluence and Unity. 3. ""The Number of Infinity"". Plato's Position. Aristotle's Criticism of Plato and the Platonists. Plotinus' Answer. 4. Number and Substance. Plotinus' Three Hypotheses about Number in the Intelligib
• Titolo autorizzato: Plotinus on number
• ISBN: 1-281-98716-6; 9786611987169; 0-19-970374-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454292903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II