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The Enneads: Abridged Edition

by Plotinus

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A foundational encounter between Platonic philosophy and mystical thought

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A foundational encounter between Platonic philosophy and mystical thought

This abridged edition of Plotinus’s Enneads presents a major work of ancient philosophy shaped by Platonism, Greek intellectual traditions, and a sustained concern with mystical and religious questions. The text is associated with ideas that later resonated with Christian theological concepts, including variants of the Trinity, while remaining rooted in Plotinus’s own philosophical synthesis. As an abridgment, it offers a more contained route into a wide-ranging body of writings whose influence extended to later mystics and religious thinkers. The volume belongs to the classical philosophical tradition and foregrounds the meeting point of metaphysical inquiry and spiritual contemplation.

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  • Readers studying ancient Greek and Platonic philosophy
  • Those interested in the philosophical background of mystical and Christian thought
  • Classics readers seeking an abridged entry point to Plotinus

Themes

PlatonismMysticismAncient Greek philosophyMetaphysicsChristian theological influence

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Book overview

Here is a highly original synthesis of Platonism, mystic passion, ideas from Greek philosophy, and variants of the Trinity and other central tenets of Christian doctrine by the brilliant thinker who has had an immense influence on mystics and religious writers.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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