The Ascension of the Soul in Plotinus’ Enneads

  • Bernardo Brandão Área de Letras Clássicas Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RESF.2015.v40.n1.48438
Keywords: Plotinus, neoplatonism, ascension

Abstract

according to Plotinus, it is possible for the soul of the philosopher to follow a way of ascension towards the superior realities. This way is composed of two parts. The first one goes from the sensible world to the Intellect and the second, from the Intellect to the one. In this paper, I investigate the trópos and mēkhanaí, as Plotinus writes in I, 6, necessary to this journey.

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Published
2015-02-24
How to Cite
Brandão B. (2015). The Ascension of the Soul in Plotinus’ Enneads. Revista de Filosofía , 40(1), 29-44. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RESF.2015.v40.n1.48438
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Vol. 40 No. 1 (2015)
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