Plotinus on Number

by Svetla Slaveva-Griffin

Overview

Plotinus on Number studies the fundamental role which number plays in the architecture of the universe in Neoplatonic philosophy. This book draws attention to Platinus' concept as a necesscary and fundamental link between the Platonic and the late Neoplatonic theories of number.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199703746
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/04/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	706 KB

About the Author

Svetla Slaveva-Griffin is Assistant Professor of Classics, Florida State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: One by Number1.. Platonic Cosmology on Plotinian TermsiEnnead/i VI.6 and the iTimaeus/iOrigin of Multiplicity in PlotinusPlotinus' iapostasies/i and Numenius' istasis/iThe Universe as Degrees of Separation from the One2.. Multiplicity as NumberSurfacing from "the Neopythagorean Underground"Outward and Inward Direction of Multiplicity in VI.6Multiplicity as Effluence and Unity3.. "The Number of Infinity"Plato's PositionAristotle's Criticism of Plato and the PlatonistsPlotinus' Answer4.. Number and SubstancePlotinus' Three Hypotheses about Number in the Intelligible RealmIs Substantial Number Discrete and Incidental? The Whole Number of BeingsThe Substantial and Monadic Number5.. Number and the UniverseSubstantial Number and the OneSubstantial Number and the Absolute BeingSubstantial Number and IntellectSubstantial Number and BeingsSubstantial Number and the Complete Living BeingSoul and NumberThe Unfigured Figure of Soul's Dance6.. Unity of Thought and WritingPorphyry and the iEnneads/iiEnneads/i VI.6"Six Along with the Nines"Conclusion: In Defense of PlatoBibliographyIndex of Names and SubjectsiIndex Locorum/i

Editorial Reviews

"Well argued and will stimulate further discussion of the matter." —Classical World

"Slaveva-Griffin deals with her sometimes intractable subject with remarkable ease and clarity, and she is in full command of the relevant literature, both ancient and modern.... this book is a rewarding study of important aspects of Plotinus philosophy as a whole, and an indispensable tool for anyone interested in Enn. VI.6 and the mathematical strand in ancient Platonism."—Frans A. J. de Haas, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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