Plotinus Ennead I.5: On Whether Well-Being Increases with Time - Layne, Danielle A

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This is an exceptionally rich study of Plotinus's arguments distinguishing the life well-lived (in time) and genuine well-being (which is eternally present), drawing on the whole body of the Enneads as well as this one short treatise. Danielle Layne elaborates and explains the conversation between Plotinus and his predecessors, especially Aristotle. Scholars and philosophers concerned with Aristotle's ethics and metaphysics will find much to debate here, and those inclined to follow Plotinus' lead will profit from her guidance. --Stephen R. L. Clark, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Liverpool With a succinct introduction, detailed commentary, and clear translation, Layne unravels and explains Plotinus' condensed ideas on well-being and time and puts them into the context of Platonic, Aristotelian, Stoic and Epicurean discussions. A welcome contribution to Neoplatonic studies. --Wiebke-Marie Stock, University of Bonn, Germany, and Guest Assistant Research Professor at the Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame...

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Danielle A. Layne is Professor of Philosophy at Gonzaga University. She has published widely on Plato and the Platonic tradition, most notably the edited volume, with Harold Tarrant, The Neoplatonic Socrates (Penn State 2014) and the essay relevant for this book, The Present Moment in Neoplatonic Philosophy (Epoch? A Journal for the History of Philosophy 23, no. 2 [Spring 2019]: 445-460).
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