Prepare for a no-holds-barred, viciously funny demolition of Plotinus, the third-century mystic who genuinely believed he could outsmart the universe with a toga, a smirk, and an ego the size of Alexandria.In Plotinus Shredded, we tear through his Neoplatonic fever dream. The One? A vague cosmic buzzword that explains nothing. Emanations? A divine PowerPoint presentation gone horribly wrong. The Nous? His intellectual VIP club for thoughts too snooty for reality. The Soul? His whin...

Plotinus’ mysticism of henosis, unification with the One, is a highly controversial topic in Plotinian scholarship. This book presents a careful reading of the Enneads and suggests that Plotinus’ mysticism be understood as mystical teaching that offers practical guidance concerning henosis. It is further argued that a rational interpretation thereof should be based on Plotinus’ metaphysics, according to which the One transcends all beings but is immanent in them. The main thesis o...

Overflowing with inspiration for both the heart and the soul. The joyful reflections this beautiful book contains transcend religion and draw from the teachings of renowned mystics from antiquity to the present.Whether you seek knowledge of the great mysteries or answers to the everyday questions of life, delve into Mystic Wisdom. Contemplate the wisdom it offers. Then look within your own being. The answers you seek will be there.Avicenna, Marcus Aurelius, Black Elk, Christian Bernard, Wi...

"The Six Enneads" is a collection of writings by Plotinus, a philosopher who lived in the Roman Empire from 205 to 270 AD. The collection is considered to be one of the foundational texts of Neoplatonism, a philosophical movement that sought to reconcile the teachings of Plato with the ideas of Aristotle and other ancient thinkers.The Enneads are divided into six books, or "Enneads," each containing nine treatises, or "tractates." The works cover a wide range of topics, including metaphysi...

The early works of Rene Descartes with an active table of contents.Works include:A Discourse on MethodPrinciples of Philosophy

This excellent introduction to Greek Philosophy has been specially formatted for today's e-readers. Containing chapters including those on Plato, Socrates and schools such as The Atomists and The Sophists, this book will appeal to students of philosophy and anyone interested in the basis of Western thinking. Written by philosophical history expert John Marshall, this is a must-have for any digital bookshelf.

"We should be grateful to Schopenhauer for managing to express the truth about life so beautifully." —Alain De Botton, author of The Consolations of Philosophy"Schopenhauer's philosophy has had a special attraction for those who wonder about life's meaning, along with those engaged in music, literature, and the visual arts." — Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyThe Essential Schopenhauer delivers the first comprehensive English anthology of the se...

According to Wikipedia: "René Descartes (31 March 1596 11 February 1650), also known as Renatus Cartesius (latinized form),[2] was a French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy," and much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which continue to be studied closely to this day. In particular, his Meditations on First Philosophy continues to be a st...