Project Gutenberg 2013-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 2106 Plotinus 204 270 Plotinos Πλωτῖνος Guthrie, Kenneth Sylvan 1871 1940 Guthrie, Kenneth Sylvan Launfal Guthrie, K. S. (Kenneth Sylvan) Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods 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. 4" by Plotinus is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. This volume forms part of a comprehensive collection of Plotinus’ works, focusing particularly on his profound insights into metaphysics, ethics, and the nature of happiness and existence. The texts aim to explore complex ideas, such as whether animals and plants can be regarded as happy, situating them within a framework of various philosophical schools like Aristotelianism and Stoicism. The opening of this volume engages readers with a rigorous examination of the concept of happiness. Plotinus raises questions about the nature of happiness and whether it can be assigned to non-human life forms, including animals and plants, arguing for a broader understanding of happiness that transcends mere sensation or rationality. He contrasts the lives of different creatures, asserting that true happiness is rooted in a complete realization of one’s nature, suggesting that happiness derives not just from fulfilling basic instincts or pleasures, but from a deeper alignment with the essence of being. This philosophical inquiry sets the stage for an exploration of the relationship between happiness, the good, and the essential qualities that define existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42933/42933-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Plotinus B Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1572302 2025-08-17T10:17:42.318922 text/html 1431049 2024-10-23T16:20:24 text/html 506985 2025-08-17T10:18:06.075869 application/epub+zip 520797 2025-08-17T10:17:47.860950 application/epub+zip 520798 2025-08-17T10:17:44.698922 application/epub+zip 1006521 2025-08-17T10:18:18.975819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811622 2025-08-17T10:18:03.173892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811696 2022-09-19T15:22:55.580247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 865793 2025-08-17T10:17:38.469949 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 845856 2024-10-23T16:20:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17068 2025-08-17T10:18:19.151734 application/rdf+xml 13728 2025-08-17T10:17:45.609924 image/jpeg 2479 2025-08-17T10:17:45.148906 image/jpeg 452358 2025-08-17T10:17:42.399093 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