{"product_id":"the-enneads-of-plotinus-volume-1-a-commentary-9780691154213","title":"The Enneads of Plotinus, Volume 1: A Commentary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first volume in a landmark commentary on an important and influential work of ancient philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Kalligas \u003c\/b\u003eis director of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi in Greece and was previously professor of ancient philosophy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327192305938,"sku":"9780691154213","price":120.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2445fd94-db74-4003-af5f-fcfde86f2e77.jpg?v=1727711098","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-enneads-of-plotinus-volume-1-a-commentary-9780691154213","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}