Plotinus: Metamorphosis of the vision

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51359/2357-9986.2022.253138

Keywords:

Contemplation, conversion, view, metamorphosis, return, inner man, soul, intelligence

Abstract

One of the most relevant features of neoplatonism is its philosophy concept as a way of life, which consist of educating the soul view in order to return to the divine part which constitutes the man essence, the inner man, as Platon called it. This metamorphosis of the view is reached by virtue practice, which makes man similar to God, untying the bonds that join together his body and it cultivates his intelligence which allows to contemplate beauty and good and share it with the others.

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Published

2022-02-11

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Número especial sobre Neoplatonismo - Fontes e Diálogos