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Paperback / softback. New. The term dunamis (potentiality) entered into the philosophical vocabulary with Plato, but it was with Aristotle that it acquired, together with energeia (actuality), the strong technical meaning that the two terms have maintained, with variations, throughout subsequent philosophical tradition. The significance of the notions of actuality and potentiality in Plotinus' thought can hardly be overstated. Throughout the Enneads, they are crucial to understanding the specific causality of intelligible realities and the relation of participation between intelligible and sensible realms. In Ennead II.5, Plotinus for the first time provides a systematic clarification of his peculiar use of these terms, through a sustained revision of Aristotle's own elaboration of the topic and of his terminology. The treatise discusses the different meanings of potentiality and actuality as well as the way each of them applies or does not apply to the sensible realm, to the intelligible…
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PLOTINUS: Ennead II.5: On What Is Potentially and What Actually: Translation with an Introduction and Commentary (The Enneads of Plotinus) Paperback - 2015
by Arruzza, Cinzia
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"A splendid piece of scholarship, which successfully combines philological accuracy and philosophical ingenuity. Arruzza provides illuminating analyses of Plotinus' metaphysical views against the wider background of Ancient philosophical theories. Her lucid translation and commentary of Ennead II.5 are an outstanding guide through this fascinating treatise. A must-read for all who are interested in Plotinus' thought."
--Riccardo Chiaradonna, Associate Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Roma Tre University
--Stephen R. L. Clark, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Liverpool "Arruzza has written a lucid and thorough introduction, which accounts for the prehistory of the central notions and brings out Plotinus' position very well. The translation seems very accurate and the commentary is a paradigm of clarity. This volume will be welcomed by students and scholars alike."
--Eyjlfur K. Emilsson, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Oslo "Ennead II.5 [25] may not be as celebrated as III.8 [30] or VI.7 [38], yet it contains much of Plotinus' genius and allows us a glimpse of his scholarly activities, as described by his editor Porphyry. Cinzia Arruzza's precise translation and detailed, illuminating commentary provide the reader--experienced in Plotinus or not--with an invaluable work for the understanding of this dense treatise."
--Jos C. Baracat Jr., Professor of Classics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil "Cinzia Arruzza's commentary on treatise II.5 [25] provides a dense and very well-argued interpretation of the Plotinian theory of potentiality. Based on a careful translation and many subtle philological observations, Arruzza gives us a much better understanding of how Plotinus re-interprets the Aristotelian dunamis within a Platonist framework. The crucial achievement of the book is certainly that it sheds new light upon Plotinus' view of the reality of sensible objects. A stimulating reading that will have a major impact on Plotinian scholarship."
--Prof. Dr. Christoph Horn, Universitt Bonn, Institut fr Philosophie
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- Title PLOTINUS: Ennead II.5: On What Is Potentially and What Actually: Translation with an Introduction and Commentary (The Enneads of Plotinus)
- Author Arruzza, Cinzia
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- Pages 201
- Language ENG
- Publisher Parmenides Publishing
- Date 2015
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9781930972636
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
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