Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision

by Pierre Hadot

Book Overview

Since its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introduction to the man and his thought. Michael Chase's lucid translation-complete with a useful chronology and analytical bibliography-at last makes this book available to the English-speaking world.

Hadot carefully examines Plotinus's views on the self, existence, love, virtue, gentleness, and solitude. He shows...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226311945
• ISBN13: 9780226311944
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"