La visione politica in Plotino

Contrary to the common opinion of the scarce important of politics in Plotinus’ thought, in this paper the relevance of this notion is stressed. Even though Plotinus’ main interest is evidently toward interiority and rational spirituality, men’s actual condition, born and living in a social context,...

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Main Author: Franco De Capitani
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: E-theca OnLineOpenAccess Edizioni 2016-02-01
Series:Noctua
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/NoctuaIII1
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spelling doaj-17a5ac9076774a5ea4e94a13ec922d042021-09-08T15:02:10ZdeuE-theca OnLineOpenAccess EdizioniNoctua2284-11802016-02-01III112810.14640/NoctuaIII1La visione politica in PlotinoFranco De Capitani0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2823-1452Università degli Studi di ParmaContrary to the common opinion of the scarce important of politics in Plotinus’ thought, in this paper the relevance of this notion is stressed. Even though Plotinus’ main interest is evidently toward interiority and rational spirituality, men’s actual condition, born and living in a social context, forces him to acknowledge the importance of man’s social and political life. The discussion on virtues in Enneads I, 2 is essential in establishing the real weight of politics in Plotinus’ philosophy.https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/NoctuaIII1plotinusenneadspoliticssocietyvirtue
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title La visione politica in Plotino
title_short La visione politica in Plotino
title_full La visione politica in Plotino
title_fullStr La visione politica in Plotino
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description Contrary to the common opinion of the scarce important of politics in Plotinus’ thought, in this paper the relevance of this notion is stressed. Even though Plotinus’ main interest is evidently toward interiority and rational spirituality, men’s actual condition, born and living in a social context, forces him to acknowledge the importance of man’s social and political life. The discussion on virtues in Enneads I, 2 is essential in establishing the real weight of politics in Plotinus’ philosophy.
topic plotinus
enneads
politics
society
virtue
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