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Plotinus on primary being


Caluori, Damian (2008). Plotinus on primary being. In: Gutschmidt, Holger; Lang-Balestra, Antonella; Segalerba, Gianluigi. Substantia - Sic et Non: Eine Geschichte des Substanzbegriffs von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart in Einzelbeiträgen. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Ontos, 85-103.

Abstract

In this paper I discuss the different senses in which Plotinus uses the word 'ousia', a word crucial for ancient metaphysics. By means of discussing these senses, it becomes apparent how Plotinus answers the central question of any metaphysical theory: what is being? It turns out that his layered ontology gives a number of different but conceptually linked answers to this question, each reflecting one use of the term 'ousia'. In a kind of "ascent" bodies, the soul, and the intellect are considered as different ways of being.

Abstract

In this paper I discuss the different senses in which Plotinus uses the word 'ousia', a word crucial for ancient metaphysics. By means of discussing these senses, it becomes apparent how Plotinus answers the central question of any metaphysical theory: what is being? It turns out that his layered ontology gives a number of different but conceptually linked answers to this question, each reflecting one use of the term 'ousia'. In a kind of "ascent" bodies, the soul, and the intellect are considered as different ways of being.

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Item Type:Book Section, not_refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Department of Greek and Latin Philology
Dewey Decimal Classification:470 Latin & Italic languages
480 Classical & modern Greek languages
Language:English
Date:2008
Deposited On:05 Feb 2009 10:02
Last Modified:15 Apr 2021 13:57
Publisher:Ontos
Series Name:Philosophische Analyse
Number:27
ISBN:978-3-938793-84-8
OA Status:Closed
Official URL:http://www.ontosverlag.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&product_id=39&category_id=5&flypage=flypage.tpl&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&lang=en&a2809be12fba070aef8e213d58a0f2b5=a111d5352720328f615607f118a0af66

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