Models of Desire in Graeco-Arabic Philosophy From Plotinus to Ibn ufayl 9004460837, 9789004460836

In this study, Bethany Somma argues for a dichotomous interpretation of human desire developed by late ancient Greek and

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Models of Desire in Graeco-Arabic Philosophy From Plotinus to Ibn ufayl
9004460837, 9789004460836

Discussions on akrasia (lack of control, or weakness of will) in Greek philosophy have been particularily vivid and inte

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Professor Deck has undertaken a reappraisal of Plotinus' thought from the standpoint of a central doctrine in the E

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As the title says it's a launching point into the philosophy of Plotinus. A very short and to the point book which

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