September 13, 2009
PLOTINUS' ENNEADS COMPLETE: TABLE OF CONTENTS
Plotinus
The Six Enneads
translated by Stephen MacKenna and B. S. Page
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Table of Contents
• THE FIRST ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. THE ANIMATE AND THE MAN.
o SECOND TRACTATE. ON VIRTUE.
o THIRD TRACTATE. ON DIALECTIC [THE UPWARD WAY].
o FOURTH TRACTATE. ON TRUE HAPPINESS.
o FIFTH TRACTATE. HAPPINESS AND EXTENSION OF TIME.
o SIXTH TRACTATE. BEAUTY.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. ON THE PRIMAL GOOD AND SECONDARY FORMS OF GOOD
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. ON THE NATURE AND SOURCE OF EVIL.
o NINTH TRACTATE. THE REASONED DISMISSAL.
• THE SECOND ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. ON THE KOSMOS OR ON THE HEAVENLY SYSTEM.
o SECOND TRACTATE. THE HEAVENLY CIRCUIT.
o THIRD TRACTATE. ARE THE STARS CAUSES?
o FOURTH TRACTATE. MATTER IN ITS TWO KINDS.
o FIFTH TRACTATE. ON POTENTIALITY AND ACTUALITY.
o SIXTH TRACTATE. QUALITY AND FORM–IDEA.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. ON COMPLETE TRANSFUSION.
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. WHY DISTANT OBJECTS APPEAR SMALL.
o NINTH TRACTATE. AGAINST THOSE THAT AFFIRM THE CREATOR OF THE KOSMOS AND THE KOSMOS ITSELF TO BE EVIL: [GENERALLY QUOTED AS “AGAINST THE GNOSTICS”].
• THE THIRD ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. FATE.
o SECOND TRACTATE. ON PROVIDENCE (1).
o THIRD TRACTATE. ON PROVIDENCE (2).
o FOURTH TRACTATE. OUR TUTELARY SPIRIT.
o FIFTH TRACTATE. ON LOVE.
o SIXTH TRACTATE. THE IMPASSIVITY OF THE UNEMBODIED.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. TIME AND ETERNITY.
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. NATURE CONTEMPLATION AND THE ONE.
o NINTH TRACTATE. DETACHED CONSIDERATIONS.
• THE FOURTH ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. ON THE ESSENCE OF THE SOUL (1).
o SECOND TRACTATE. ON THE ESSENCE OF THE SOUL (2).
o THIRD TRACTATE. PROBLEMS OF THE SOUL (1).
o FOURTH TRACTATE. PROBLEMS OF THE SOUL (2).
o FIFTH TRACTATE. PROBLEMS OF THE SOUL (3).
o SIXTH TRACTATE. PERCEPTION AND MEMORY.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. THE SOUL’S DESCENT INTO BODY.
o NINTH TRACTATE. ARE ALL SOULS ONE?.
• THE FIFTH ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. THE THREE INITIAL HYPOSTASES.
o SECOND TRACTATE. THE ORIGIN AND ORDER OF THE BEINGS. FOLLOWING ON THE FIRST.
o THIRD TRACTATE. THE KNOWING HYPOSTASES AND THE TRANSCENDENT.
o FOURTH TRACTATE. HOW THE SECONDARIES RISE FROM THE FIRST: AND ON THE ONE.
o FIFTH TRACTATE. THAT THE INTELLECTUAL BEINGS ARE NOT OUTSIDE THE INTELLECTUAL–PRINCIPLE: AND ON THE NATURE OF THE GOOD.
o SIXTH TRACTATE. THAT THE PRINCIPLE TRANSCENDING BEING HAS NO INTELLECTUAL ACT. WHAT BEING HAS INTELLECTION PRIMALLY AND WHAT BEING HAS IT SECONDARILY.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. IS THERE AN IDEAL ARCHETYPE OF PARTICULAR BEINGS?
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. ON THE INTELLECTUAL BEAUTY.
o NINTH TRACTATE. THE INTELLECTUAL–PRINCIPLE, THE IDEAS, AND THE AUTHENTIC EXISTENCE.
• THE SIXTH ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. ON THE KINDS OF BEING– (1).
o SECOND TRACTATE. ON THE KINDS OF BEING (2).
o THIRD TRACTATE. ON THE KINDS OF BEING (3).
o FOURTH TRACTATE. ON THE INTEGRAL OMNIPRESENCE OF THE AUTHENTIC EXISTENT (1).
o FIFTH TRACTATE ON THE INTEGRAL OMNIPRESENCE OF THE AUTHENTIC EXISTENT (2).
o SIXTH TRACTATE. ON NUMBERS.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. HOW THE MULTIPLICITY OF THE IDEAL–FORMS CAME INTO BEING: AND UPON THE GOOD.
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. ON FREE–WILL AND THE WILL OF THE ONE.
o NINTH TRACTATE. ON THE GOOD, OR THE ONE.
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The Six Enneads
translated by Stephen MacKenna and B. S. Page
________________________________________
Table of Contents
• THE FIRST ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. THE ANIMATE AND THE MAN.
o SECOND TRACTATE. ON VIRTUE.
o THIRD TRACTATE. ON DIALECTIC [THE UPWARD WAY].
o FOURTH TRACTATE. ON TRUE HAPPINESS.
o FIFTH TRACTATE. HAPPINESS AND EXTENSION OF TIME.
o SIXTH TRACTATE. BEAUTY.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. ON THE PRIMAL GOOD AND SECONDARY FORMS OF GOOD
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. ON THE NATURE AND SOURCE OF EVIL.
o NINTH TRACTATE. THE REASONED DISMISSAL.
• THE SECOND ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. ON THE KOSMOS OR ON THE HEAVENLY SYSTEM.
o SECOND TRACTATE. THE HEAVENLY CIRCUIT.
o THIRD TRACTATE. ARE THE STARS CAUSES?
o FOURTH TRACTATE. MATTER IN ITS TWO KINDS.
o FIFTH TRACTATE. ON POTENTIALITY AND ACTUALITY.
o SIXTH TRACTATE. QUALITY AND FORM–IDEA.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. ON COMPLETE TRANSFUSION.
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. WHY DISTANT OBJECTS APPEAR SMALL.
o NINTH TRACTATE. AGAINST THOSE THAT AFFIRM THE CREATOR OF THE KOSMOS AND THE KOSMOS ITSELF TO BE EVIL: [GENERALLY QUOTED AS “AGAINST THE GNOSTICS”].
• THE THIRD ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. FATE.
o SECOND TRACTATE. ON PROVIDENCE (1).
o THIRD TRACTATE. ON PROVIDENCE (2).
o FOURTH TRACTATE. OUR TUTELARY SPIRIT.
o FIFTH TRACTATE. ON LOVE.
o SIXTH TRACTATE. THE IMPASSIVITY OF THE UNEMBODIED.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. TIME AND ETERNITY.
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. NATURE CONTEMPLATION AND THE ONE.
o NINTH TRACTATE. DETACHED CONSIDERATIONS.
• THE FOURTH ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. ON THE ESSENCE OF THE SOUL (1).
o SECOND TRACTATE. ON THE ESSENCE OF THE SOUL (2).
o THIRD TRACTATE. PROBLEMS OF THE SOUL (1).
o FOURTH TRACTATE. PROBLEMS OF THE SOUL (2).
o FIFTH TRACTATE. PROBLEMS OF THE SOUL (3).
o SIXTH TRACTATE. PERCEPTION AND MEMORY.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. THE SOUL’S DESCENT INTO BODY.
o NINTH TRACTATE. ARE ALL SOULS ONE?.
• THE FIFTH ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. THE THREE INITIAL HYPOSTASES.
o SECOND TRACTATE. THE ORIGIN AND ORDER OF THE BEINGS. FOLLOWING ON THE FIRST.
o THIRD TRACTATE. THE KNOWING HYPOSTASES AND THE TRANSCENDENT.
o FOURTH TRACTATE. HOW THE SECONDARIES RISE FROM THE FIRST: AND ON THE ONE.
o FIFTH TRACTATE. THAT THE INTELLECTUAL BEINGS ARE NOT OUTSIDE THE INTELLECTUAL–PRINCIPLE: AND ON THE NATURE OF THE GOOD.
o SIXTH TRACTATE. THAT THE PRINCIPLE TRANSCENDING BEING HAS NO INTELLECTUAL ACT. WHAT BEING HAS INTELLECTION PRIMALLY AND WHAT BEING HAS IT SECONDARILY.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. IS THERE AN IDEAL ARCHETYPE OF PARTICULAR BEINGS?
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. ON THE INTELLECTUAL BEAUTY.
o NINTH TRACTATE. THE INTELLECTUAL–PRINCIPLE, THE IDEAS, AND THE AUTHENTIC EXISTENCE.
• THE SIXTH ENNEAD.
o FIRST TRACTATE. ON THE KINDS OF BEING– (1).
o SECOND TRACTATE. ON THE KINDS OF BEING (2).
o THIRD TRACTATE. ON THE KINDS OF BEING (3).
o FOURTH TRACTATE. ON THE INTEGRAL OMNIPRESENCE OF THE AUTHENTIC EXISTENT (1).
o FIFTH TRACTATE ON THE INTEGRAL OMNIPRESENCE OF THE AUTHENTIC EXISTENT (2).
o SIXTH TRACTATE. ON NUMBERS.
o SEVENTH TRACTATE. HOW THE MULTIPLICITY OF THE IDEAL–FORMS CAME INTO BEING: AND UPON THE GOOD.
o EIGHTH TRACTATE. ON FREE–WILL AND THE WILL OF THE ONE.
o NINTH TRACTATE. ON THE GOOD, OR THE ONE.
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