Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Title
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Selfhood
• Freedom
• Politics
• Part I. SELFHOOD
• CHAPTER I.A. Unification with Soul
• CHAPTER I.B. Unification with Intellect
• I.B.1. Memories of the body
• I.B.2. Potentiality or actuality of Intellect?
• I.B.2.a. Actualisation of Intellect
• I.B.2.b. Actualisation of Forms
• I.B.2.c. A failing criterion
• I.B.3. Forms of particulars within Intellect
• I.B.4. Intentionality within Intellect
• I.B.5. The gaze of souls
• I.B.6. In-esse and determinism
• I.B.7. Is Intellect unified?
• CHAPTER I.C. Unification with the One
• I.C.1. Envisioning the One
• I.C.2. The One within
• I.C.3. Inferences from Proclus and Augustine
• I.C.4. Annihilation or preservation?
• I.C.4.a. Preservation of particularity
• I.C.4.b. Annihilation of the particular self
• I.C.5. Unity or plurality first?
• PART II. FREEDOM
• CHAPTER II.A. Sufficient reason behind causes
• II.A.1. Reason and cause in Plato and Plotinus
• II.A.2. Causa sui or ratio sui?
• II.A.3. Plotinus interpreting the Euthyphro
• II.A.4. Sufficient Providence
• CHAPTER II.B. Distinguishable souls
• CHAPTER II.C. Determinism disrupted
• II.C.1. The causal nexus of ultimate unification
• II.C.2. Absolute freedom attained
• II.C.3. Two concepts of necessity
• II.C.4. Determinism put into perspective
• II.C.5. The absolute Self
• II.C.6. Self-determination, self-causation and self-motion
• II.C.7. Puppets, slaves or assistants?
• PART III. POLITICS
• CHAPTER III.A. Coming to imperial Rome
• CHAPTER III.B. Political philosophy
• III.B.1. The king
• III.B.2. Inequality of worth
• III.B.3. The general
• III.B.4. The legislator
• III.B.5. War
• III.B.6. Power and wealth
• III.B.7. The city-state
• III.B.8. Homeland and empire
• III.B.9. Dialogue, democracy and human rights
• III.B.9.a. Gender, sex and love
• III.B.10. Efforts of individuals
• CHAPTER III.C. The “Plotinus sarcophagus”
• III.C.1. The chair of Plotinus?
• III.C.2. Emperor Gallienus in the chair?
• III.C.3. The iconographic touch of Plotinianism
• Conclusion
• Literature
• Ancient and medieval authors with translations
• Modern authors
• Index of passages
• General index
• Noter
• Copyright