The internal dimensions of the sensible object in the thought of Plotinus and Aristotle

Plotinus rejects the Aristotelian categories and criticises the restricted substantiality of sensible substance, but he is aware of other Aristotelian ideas of being which are more compatible with his own. Plotinus' dynamic analysis which uncovers the internal dimensions of the sensible object is a...

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Author:Kevin Corrigan
Published: S.n., s.l., 1981
Volume:V
Pages:98-126
Periodical:Dionysius
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Platonism - Neo-platonism > Plotinus > Plotinus
Status:Active
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Summary:Plotinus rejects the Aristotelian categories and criticises the restricted substantiality of sensible substance, but he is aware of other Aristotelian ideas of being which are more compatible with his own. Plotinus' dynamic analysis which uncovers the internal dimensions of the sensible object is a development of Aristotle's thought.

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