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.
Auteur: | Kevin Corrigan |
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Publié: |
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1985
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Volume: | IX |
Pages: | 37-52 |
Périodique: | Dionysius |
Format: | Article |
Sujet: | -
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Résumé: | 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. |
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