Eternity according to Plotinus, Enn. III,7
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Eternity according to Plotinus, Enn. III,7
Original language description
The study is concerned with Plotinus' conception of eternity (and time) according to Ennead III,7 [45], 1-6. While eternity means having always the whole of one's being, time means not having it wholly at any time, but longing for it incessantly, rushingto it and thus imitating its full possession, which is typical of eternity. For this reason, the proper predication of eter- nity is only "is" (not "was" or "will be"); as far as time is concerned, the fu- ture towards which it rushes is pivotal here. Apart from eternity (aiôn) and time as its image, Plotinus also speaks of "everlastingness" (aidiot?s), which is a characteristic of eternity as its nature. "Everlastingness" or "always" predicated of time and eternity are not identical. With respect to time they mean "in every phase"; as for eternity, they render every moment in which it is viewed by the temporal soul. In other words, everlastingness (in our interpretation) is the face of eternity which reveals itself to the soul in its
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AA - Philosophy and religion
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
Freiburger Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Theologie
ISSN
0016-0725
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Volume of the periodical
2012
Issue of the periodical within the volume
58(2)
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
437-452
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