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Plotinus on Body and Beauty: Society, Philosophy, and Religion in Third-Century Rome
Plotinus on Body and Beauty Society Philosophy and Religion in ThirdCentury Rome Author:Margaret Ruth Miles Margaret Miles brings Plotinus' thought alive for the twenty-first century by relating it to present day concerns. Without glossing over the profound differences between ancient and modern societies, the author points to fascinating parallels between the two, adding an important dimension to our understanding of the Western spiritual heritage. ... more »Miles offers a new interpretation which situates Plotinus' philosophical ideas in the context of the society and culture in which those ideas developed. Using extant evidence (The Enneads, Porphyry's Life), she reconstructs an intense third century conversation, namely the relationship of body and soul. Miles's interpretation of Plotinus will encourage readers from a range of disciplines to question their construction of body, "self," and identity.« less