Colloquium 1 Commentary on Stróżyński

Abstract The Comment gives corroborative support to Stróżyński's thesis by using resources from I.6[1].7-9 and VI.5[23].1. The nature of the soul and its ascent to intellect and the One is clarified in I.6[1].7, as the soul's ascent recaptures its own nature. It identifies not only with in...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy 2023-11, Vol.37 (1), p.17-25
Main Author: Gurtler, Gary M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Abstract The Comment gives corroborative support to Stróżyński's thesis by using resources from I.6[1].7-9 and VI.5[23].1. The nature of the soul and its ascent to intellect and the One is clarified in I.6[1].7, as the soul's ascent recaptures its own nature. It identifies not only with intellect, but directly with the One, needing only its own powers, making union with the One within one's reach and common to all. A barrier to seeing this has been the 19th century description of mysticism as rare and incommunicable. I.6[1].8-9 add both a method of reading texts and the cosmos in ancient mystical fashion and a redefinition of light for seeing the One. In VI.5[23].1, Plotinus provides a fundamental sense of self that captures an ancient wisdom that identifies the self internally with the One not as totally other but as intimately immanent to the soul.
ISSN:1059-986X
2213-4417
DOI:10.1163/22134417-00371p03