Project Gutenberg 2013-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 186 Plotinus 204 270 Plotinos Πλωτῖνος Guthrie, Kenneth Sylvan 1871 1940 Guthrie, Kenneth Sylvan Launfal Guthrie, K. S. (Kenneth Sylvan) Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneads Produced by Charlene Taylor, Joe C, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3" by Plotinus is a philosophical treatise written in the late antiquity period. This volume includes a comprehensive examination of Platonic thought and Neoplatonism, particularly focusing on concepts like unity, manifoldness, and the nature of numbers. The work is not narrative fiction but rather a deep exploration of metaphysical ideas, reflecting on the essence of reality and existence. The opening of this volume delves into the concepts of unity and manifoldness, posing questions about the nature of distance from unity and the potential evils inherent in multiplicity. Plotinus begins by asserting that manifoldness signifies a departure from unity, suggesting that true greatness lies in the ability to remain true to one's essence rather than expanding outward into complexity. He explores the implications of these ideas for the nature of infinity and numerical existence, arguing that the true essence of numbers exists in an intelligible realm rather than as mere constructs of the physical world. This philosophical inquiry sets the foundation for a broader discussion on the relationship between essence, intelligence, and the creation of the universe in subsequent sections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42932/42932-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 56.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Plotinus B Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 833543 2025-07-17T10:01:05.230323 text/html 826633 2024-10-23T16:20:22 text/html 367596 2025-07-17T10:01:15.802329 application/epub+zip 366324 2025-07-17T10:01:07.046332 application/epub+zip 366324 2025-07-17T10:01:06.109372 application/epub+zip 635606 2025-07-17T10:01:22.089257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570886 2025-07-17T10:01:14.679286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570827 2022-09-19T15:22:10.048370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693845 2023-09-18T14:13:17.546751 text/plain 673955 2024-10-23T16:20:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16921 2025-07-17T10:01:22.229300 application/rdf+xml 13608 2025-07-17T10:01:06.253318 image/jpeg 2448 2025-07-17T10:01:06.182325 image/jpeg 309198 2025-07-17T10:01:05.287376 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia