Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision

"Without doubt this is the best introduction to the personal and spiritual side of Plotinian philosophy." —John Bussanich, International Journal of the Classical Tradition

Since its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introduction to the man and his thought. Michael Chase's lucid translation—complete with a useful chronology and analytical bibliography—at last makes this book available to the English-speaking...