In this seminar we will be engaging in a close reading and discussion of a selection of key texts in which Plotinus addresses problems surrounding his understanding of love. The main focus of this seminar will be on Plotinus treatise Ennead 3.5, dedicated to the topic of love, which includes his interpretation of central parts of Plato’s Symposium. We will begin this seminar by looking at some central texts by Plato on love, esp. the speech by Diotima in the Symposium. No knowledge of Greek is required. We will be reading all texts in English translation, but occasionally the Greek text will be discussed.
Recommended reading in preparation for the course:
Dominic O’Meara Plotinus: An Introduction to the Enneads.
Plotinus Ennead 3.5
Plato Symposium and Phaedrus
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Daniel Hoyer
- Kursverantwortliche/r: Prof. Dr. James Wilberding
- Kursverantwortliche/r: SHK Xinkai Xu