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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Autore:Kevin Corrigan
Pubblicazione: S.n., s.l., 1985
Volume:IX
Pagine:37-52
Periodico:Dionysius
Formato:Article
Soggetto:- Biografia > Rapporti e Fonti > Platonismo - neoplatonismo > Plotino > Plotino
Status:Active
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Riassunto: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.