{"product_id":"plotinus-ennead-ii9-sebastian-gertz-9781930972377","title":"Plotinus Ennead II.9: Against the Gnostics: Translation, with an Introduction and Commentary","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow was the universe created, and what is our place within it? These are the questions at the heart of Plotinus' \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Gnostics\u003c\/i\u003e. For the Gnostics, the universe came into being as a result of the soul's fall from intelligible reality--it is the evil outcome of a botched creation. Plotinus challenges this, and insists that the soul's creation of the world is the necessary consequence of its contemplation of the ideal forms. While the Gnostics claim to despise the visible universe, Plotinus argues that such contempt displays their ignorance of the higher realities of which the cosmos is a beautiful image. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst the Gnostics\u003c\/i\u003e is a polemical text. It aims to show the superiority of Plotinus' philosophy over that of his Gnostic rivals, and poses unique challenges: Plotinus nowhere identifies his opponents by name, he does not set out their doctrines in any great detail, and his arguments are frequently elliptical. The detailed commentary provides a guide through these difficulties, making Plotinus' meandering train of thought in this important treatise accessible to the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sebastian Gertz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1930972377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781930972377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parmenides Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Sebastian Gertz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149446050047,"sku":"9781930972377","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57fb88dd-12b4-4828-addc-195cda420c5e.jpg?v=1688456760","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plotinus-ennead-ii9-sebastian-gertz-9781930972377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}