Neoplatonism, Platonic mysticism, Paganism

Select Works of Plotinus

Name: Select Works of Plotinus
Author: Thomas Taylor

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Thomas Taylor's 1817 English translation of selected treatises from the Enneads of Plotinus, the first major English rendering of this foundational Neoplatonic text. Taylor presents Plotinus's systematic philosophy of emanation — from the transcendent One, through Intellect (Nous) and World-Soul, down to matter — alongside his own scholarly introductions and notes. As the "English Pagan," Taylor was the primary conduit of Platonic and Neoplatonic thought to the English-speaking Romantic movement. Essential companion to the complete Enneads, particularly valuable for Taylor's contextual commentary linking Plotinus to the wider Platonic tradition.

Also known asPlotinus: Select Works · The Enneads (Selections)

This edition1817

EditionThomas Taylor translation 1817; original Enneads by Plotinus c. 270 CE, compiled by Porphyry

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