Logos and the sensible object in Plotinus

In Plotinus, the sensible object is a mixture of complexity and unreality; it does not process, but is actually made up of qualitative characteristics. Plotinus' analysis of the sensible world incorporates a stronly nominalistic attitude to the essence of material objects.

Bibliographic Details
Author:Paul Kalligas
Published: S.n., s.l., 1997
Volume:17
Pages:397-410
Language:English
Periodical:Ancient Philosophy
Number:2
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Platonism - Neo-platonism > Plotinus > Plotinus
Status:Active
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Summary:In Plotinus, the sensible object is a mixture of complexity and unreality; it does not process, but is actually made up of qualitative characteristics. Plotinus' analysis of the sensible world incorporates a stronly nominalistic attitude to the essence of material objects.

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