Original publication from author's Habilitationsschrift--Zürich, 1976. / Translation of Platon und Aristoteles in der Nuslehre Plotins. Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-297) and indexes.

La publication en 1492, par Marsile Ficin, de la première traduction latine des Ennéades et du monumental commentaire qui l’accompagne marque le retour de Plotin en Occident. Le manuscrit de travail de Ficin, le Parisinus graecus 1816 de la Bibliothèque nationale de France nous offre un témoignage exceptionnel concernant les principales étapes philosophiques et historiques qui ont marqué l’élaboration du Plotinus latinus. Les quelque 2500 annotations inscrites par Ficin sur les marges de ce manuscrit qui fut mis à sa disposition par Côme l’Ancien sont ici éditées, traduites et commentées. Cet important apparat exégétique jusque là inédit éclaire les différentes facettes du travail accompli par Ficin durant plusieurs décennies sur le texte très difficile de Plotin : des corrections apportées au texte transmis – une partie de ces interventions ont trouvé leur chemin jusque dans les éditions contemporaines sans toutefois que leur origine ait toujours été reconnue – à la confrontation doctrinale avec le néoplatonisme profondément original de Plotin, le manuscrit met en scène un Ficin soucieux d’intégrer les Ennéades dans sa vision à la fois chrétienne et platonicienne de la concordia philosophorum, mais aussi conscient des aspérités et audaces difficilement récupérables du texte plotinien. Cette lecture ficinienne des Ennéades produit à son tour de multiples échos dans l’oeuvre propre de Ficin et contribue ainsi à irriguer les débats philosophiques de la Renaissance et au-delà. / The publication in 1492 of the first Latin translation by Ficino of the Enneads and his monumental accompanying commentary marks the return of Plotinus in the West. Ficino's working manuscript, Par. gr. 1816 of the French Bibliothèque Nationale, offers us exceptional evidence concerning the major philosophical and historical milestones in the elaboration of the Plotinus latinus. The nearly 2,500 annotations written by Ficino in the margins of this manuscript, put at his disposition by Cosimo de' Medici, are here edited, translated and commented upon. This important, previously unpublished exegetical instrument illustrates the various facets of Ficino's work over several decades on Plotinus's very difficult text: through his corrections of the transmitted text – some of these interventions have found their way into contemporary editions though their origin has not always been recognised – in doctrinal confrontation with the profoundly original Platonism of Plotinus, the manuscript reveals a Ficino anxious to integrate the Enneads in his own vision – at once Christian and Platonic – of the concordia philosophorum, whilst at the same time conscious of the sneering and audacity hardly worth saving of the Plotinian text. This Ficinian reading of the Enneads found diverse echoes in Ficino's own work and thus contributed to philosophical debate in the Renaissance and beyond.

This thesis is an attempt to understand the efficacy of prayer in Boethius’ 'Consolation of Philosophy.' Prayer is man’s commercium with the divine realm, and so prayer is higher than human thought. The highest stage of prayer in the Consolation is similar to that in Iamblichus’ 'De Mysteriis': man becomes aware of his own deficiency compared to the divine and so turns to prayer. Lower prayers are also effective because they are both immaterial theurgy and spiritual exercises. The circles throughout the work are a crucial instance of these prayers. They constantly purify the Prisoner’s soul of false notions, and restore it to its true state. They lead the Prisoner to discover that his activity of thinking is a form of theurgy. The Consolation reveals that in the life of philosophy there is a mutual interdependence between thought, prayer and theurgy.

Plotinus (3rd century C.E.) and Afdal al-Din Kashani (12th century C.E.) each posit that the highest human goal is to become aware of the ultimate unity of reality. Both are rational mystics, and each describes a rigorous moral and intellectual training through which alone a human can achieve the goal. Seldom studied as a field in itself, rational mysticism offers a vision of philosophy that combines reason, intuition, virtuous practice, and mystical awareness. The relatively young discipline of feminist philosophy is both a response to what its practitioners see as male prejudice in past and present philosophical theories and an attempt to forge new, inclusive theories. Plato and Aristotle, among others, are called to account for their alleged contributions to the philosophically common representation of women as less rational than men, and to the development of philosophical and theological paradigms reflecting a male perspective. Since Plotinus and Kashani both owe much to Plato and Aristotle, including significant elements of how they conceptualise human nature and the nature of ultimate reality, it might be expected that they would incur the same criticisms. So far, however, little feminist attention as such has been paid to Plotinus and the rational mystics of the Islamic tradition, and almost none to Kashani. My examination of these two figures is an attempt to rectify this neglect. In addition, for the first time in a feminist historical critique of this kind, a diversity of feminist perspectives is taken into account. Thus, the question 'Is rational mysticism compatible with feminism?' will be seen to yield a somewhat different answer according to which group of feminists is in view. In offering a revisionist interpretation of Plotinus and Kashani, I aim first to establish which of their theses are consistent with feminist theses; second, to determine whether the consistency of theses is significantly affected, in Kashani's case, by the additional influence of Islamic religion; and third, to identify which group or sub-group of feminists could find in rational mysticism resources for reconstructive work in philosophy. I thereby aim to enrich the understanding of both rational mysticism and feminism.

Dissertation--Philosophische Fakultät--Münster, 1968. / Bibliogr. p. 265-273. Index.

Orientador : Trajano Augusto Ricca Vieira / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T04:16:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BaracatJunior_JoseCarlos_D.pdf: 13522900 bytes, checksum: f7084aaa28e783e6b36bbc9ade9b55af (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Compõem esta tese de doutoramento a tradução dos vinte e sete tratados contidos nas Enéadas I, II e lU de Plotino, um estudo introdutório a aspectos estruturais, estilísticos e filosóficos de sua obra, e ainda a tradução da Vida de Platina, biografia redigida por Porfírio, discípulo, amigo e editor de Plotino / Abstract: This monograph is composed of the translation of the twenty seven treatises contained on Plotinus' Enneads I, II and lU, an introductory study on his works' structural, stylistic, and philosophical aspects, and also the translation of Life af Platinus, written by Porphyry, Plotinus' disciple, friend and editor / Doutorado / Doutor em Linguística

Ma Thèse de Doctorat vise à trouver et à analyser les occurences du mot kinesis, et des expressions similaires, dans les Ennéades de Plotin. La méthode lexicographique m'a permis d'identifier un catalogue d'environ huit-cents occurrences du terme kinesis. J'ai identifié deux domaines systématiques par rapport à l'utilisation de kinesis, l'une concernant la réalité sensible, l'autre la réalité intelligible. Dans la première partie de mon étude je me concentre sur les occurrences de kinesis qui sont liées à la réflexion plotinienne concernant les corps et les âmes qui maintiennent un lien avec eux (âme cosmique et les âmes particulières); dans la deuxième partie, j'analyse la réflexion plotinienne concernant la réalité intelligible, par rapport à laquelle la kinesis est considerée en tant que genre intelligible. Dans la première partie je présente l'analyse des traités: 2 (IV, 7); 3 (III, 1); 8 (IV, 9); 26 (III, 6); 27 (IV, 3); 28 (IV, 4); 29 (IV, 5); 14 (II, 2); 40 (II, 1); 45 (III, 7); 53 (1, 1); dans la deuxième partie, je présente l'analyse des traités dédiés aux “Genres de l'être”, 42-44 (VI, 1-3). / My Ph.D. research is aimed at finding and analyzing the occurences of the word kinesis, and similar expressions, in Plotinus' Enneads. The employment of lexicographical method has allowed me to pick up a catalog of around eight hundred occurrences of the term kinesis. I have identified two tematic areas for the use of kinesis, one regarding the sensible reality, the other the intelligible reality. In the first part of my study I focus on kinesis occurrences with reference to the body and to those souls related to the bodies; in the second part I analyze the construction of the intelligible reality in which movement is implicated as a gene. In the first part of my research I present the analysis of the treaties: 2 (IV, 7); 3 (III, 1); 8 (IV, 9); 26 (III, 6); 27 (IV, 3); 28 (IV, 4); 29 (IV, 5); 14 (II, 2); 40 (II, 1); 45 (III, 7); 53 (1, 1); in the second part I present the analysis of Plotinus' treaties dedicated to the “Genera of Being”, 42-44 (VI, 1-3).

A b s t r a c t The present thesis proceeds in its exposition of the initial assertion of the unity of beauty and goodness in Plotinus' philosophy. The thesis puts forward the question of the source and definition of the intuitive and philosophical persuasiveness of such a unity, and its ontological foundation in the philosophy of Plotinus. The thesis' intention is to clarify how the abovemen- tioned unity may be thought of, what is its nature, wherein lays its foundation. The foremost aim of this work is exploration, and potentially resolution, of the following aporia, which, as I hope, is not trivial and may shed new light upon Plotinus' metaphysics, especially his under- standing of the relationshipofbeautyandgoodness:inwhatsensearebeautyandgoodnessinunity (what is the principle of such a unity and its foundation), inwhichsensearetheymutuallydistinct (what is the nature of such a distinction)? My interest lays not only with the exposition of the rôle and status of beauty and goodness in Plotinus' thinking, but rather the exploration of dif- ferent ways they mightbe united in such an eminent sense, yet simultaneouslydistinctlyinde- pendent. Our investigation, following Plotinus' exposition of the topic of beauty in Enn. I, 6, shall lead us from the analysis of beauty at the level of thesensual world...

[pt] Esta dissertação analisará o status da matéria (hýle) no sistema filosófico de Plotino e suas consequências divergentes. Primeiramente, partindo da análise da hierarquia das hipóstases, buscar-se-á identificar o lugar ocupado pela matéria dentro do sistema plotiniano e a singularidade deste conceito na filosofia de Plotino. A partir daí, tratar-se-á da natureza e da função da matéria em relação à constituição dos seres sensíveis, tendo em vista o ordenamento das hispóstases, baseando-se, sobretudo, nos dois principais tratados que abordam o tema: Sobre as duas matérias (II 4 - 12) e Sobre o que são e de onde vêm os males (I 8 - 51). Compreendendo, então, as dificuldades que surgem na própria filosofia plotiniana com relação à noção de matéria e, até mesmo, suas aparentes contradições, investigar-se-á o problema da geração/origem da matéria. Uma vez que Plotino não deixou em seus escritos um posicionamento definitivo sobre essa questão, utilizar-se-á a análise crítica das teses dos principais comentadores como uma tentativa de compreender as dificuldades e até mesmo apontar possíveis soluções para esse problema. / [en] This dissertation will analyze the matter s status in Plotinus philosophical system and its divergent consequences. Initially, starting from the analysis of the hierarchy of the hypostasis, one will identify the place occupied by matter within the plotinian system and the singularity of this concept in Plotinus philosophy. Thenceforth, one will treat the nature and function of matter in relation to sensible beings constitution, having in mind the order of the hypostasis, basing it, above all, on the two main treatises that broach the subject: On the two matters (II 4 - 12) and On what are and whence come the evils (I 8 - 51). Then, understanding the difficulties that arise within plotinian philosophy itself concerning the idea of matter and even its seeming contradictions, one will investigate the problem of generation/origin of matter. Once Plotinus have not left a definite position about this subject, one will use the critical analysis of the que main scholars as a way to try to comprehend the difficulties and even to point out possible solutions to this problem.

Mon travail a pour objet l’étude de l’idée de système telle qu’elle est pratiquée par Plotin et l’analyse du type de détermination hénologique que sous-entend une telle idée. Pour ce faire, j’ai axé mes recherches sur trois pôles :premièrement, sur le rôle que joue l’indétermination dans la constitution du système de l’être ;deuxièmement, sur le nombre comme manifestation de la détermination du réel ;troisièmement, sur la présence de l’indétermination dans le système de l’être. Mes recherches montrent qu’il existe une perméabilité du système de l’être relativement à la double indétermination qui l’entoure, à savoir celle de l’Un et celle de la matière dernière. Cette perméabilité est ce qui assure au système une vitalité interne, vitalité dont témoigne le double mouvement de procession et de conversion qui le caractérise./<p>My work’s object is the study of the idea of system which is practised by Plotinus and the kind of henological determination implied by this idea. In that perspective, my researches are shared out in three mains subjects :firstly, the function of the indetermination in the constitution of being’s system ;second, the number as expression of the determination of reality ;third, the presence of the external indetermination inside the being’s system. My researches show the existence of a system’s permeability with regard to the double indetermination which surrounds it, namely those of the One and of the ultimate Matter. This permeability ensure a vitality to the system, vitality of which the double movement of procession and conversion testifies. / Doctorat en philosophie et lettres, Orientation philosophie / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished