Body's approach to soul

An examination of a recurrent theme in the Enneads

In VI, 4-5, Plotinus repeatedly uses the image of an external nature approaching and enveloping a core of soul. The metaphor of approach is not to be understood spatially, nor simply as a literary device.

Bibliographic Details
Author:Kevin Corrigan
Published: S.n., s.l., 1985
Volume:IX
Pages:37-52
Periodical:Dionysius
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Platonism - Neo-platonism > Plotinus > Plotinus
Status:Active
Description
Summary:In VI, 4-5, Plotinus repeatedly uses the image of an external nature approaching and enveloping a core of soul. The metaphor of approach is not to be understood spatially, nor simply as a literary device.