Aidōs in Plotinus
Enneads II.9.10
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M J Edwards (0000-0002-7093-1893, Corpus Christi College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 228-232 |
| Publication date | 1989-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s000983880004060x |
| OpenAlex | W2043396534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
At one point in his treatise against the ‘Gnostics’ Plotinus treats his adversaries as men of flesh and blood, not merely as proponents of false books and false beliefs: For I feel a certain shame ( aidōs tis echei ) with regard to some of my friends ( philoi ), who, having chanced upon this doctrine before the beginning of our friendship, have continued to adhere to it for reasons that I cannot understand. Not that they themselves show any compunction in saying what they say: they may believe what they say to be true ( alethe ), but perhaps they rather wish others to be persuaded of the truth of their own opinions. ( Enneads II.9.10.3ff.)
Art · Doctrine · Epistemology · Flesh · Friendship · Literature · Point (geometry · Psychoanalysis · Shame · Theology · Wish · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2018 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |