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.

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Auteur:Kevin Corrigan
Publié: S.n., s.l., 1985
Volume:IX
Pages:37-52
Périodique:Dionysius
Format:Article
Sujet:- Biographie > Relations et Sources > Platonisme. Néo-platonisme > Plotin > Plotin
Statut:Active
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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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