{"product_id":"enneads-of-plotinus-volume-1","title":"Enneads of Plotinus, Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first volume in a landmark commentary on an important and influential work of ancient philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first volume of a groundbreaking commentary on one of the most important works of ancient philosophy, the \u003ci\u003eEnneads\u003c\/i\u003e of Plotinus—a text that formed the basis of Neoplatonism and had a deep influence on early Christian thought and medieval and Renaissance philosophy. This volume covers the first three of the six \u003ci\u003eEnneads\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Porphyry's \u003ci\u003eLife of Plotinus\u003c\/i\u003e, a document in which Plotinus’s student—the collector and arranger of the \u003ci\u003eEnneads\u003c\/i\u003e—introduces the philosopher and his work. A landmark contribution to modern Plotinus scholarship, Paul Kalligas’s commentary is the most detailed and extensive ever written for the whole of the \u003ci\u003eEnneads\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor each of the treatises in the first three \u003ci\u003eEnneads\u003c\/i\u003e, Kalligas provides a brief introduction that presents the philosophical background against which Plotinus’s contribution can be assessed; a synopsis giving the main lines and the articulation of the argument; and a running commentary placing Plotinus’s thought in its intellectual context and making evident the systematic association of its various parts with each other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251633770840,"sku":"9780691202358","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780691202358_5720c1df-c3f2-48f9-9cb3-b907528fd06e.jpg?v=1780023678","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/enneads-of-plotinus-volume-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}