title: Plotinus the Platonist: A Comparative Account of Plato and Plotinus' Metaphysics (Bloomsbury Studies in Ancient Philosophy)
author:  David J. Yount 
description: Virtually no-one has examined in detail how far Plotinus' metaphysics accurately represents the developed thought of Plato himself. Yount has made a bold and challenging attempt to do just that. (<i>John Rist, Father Kurt Pritzl, O.P., Chair in Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, USA</i>)<br /><br />This book is plainly a labour of love, based on protracted and deep consideration of the works of both Plato and Plotinus, and a formidable command of the secondary authorities. Even if it will not convince all readers on all points, it will certainly provide all of us with much food for thought, and is warmly to be welcomed for that. (<i>John Dillon, Professor and Emeritus Fellow, Department of Classics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland</i>)<br /><br />Yount makes a vigorous and painstakingly constructed case for a claim that was never questioned in late antiquity and is now widely viewed as wrongheaded: Plotinus was the consummate exegete of the "Platonic revelation". (<i>Lloyd P. Gerson FRSC, Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Canada</i>)<br /><br />This is a very welcome, scholarly addition to the growing literature on Plotinus as a serious philosopher, whose work contributed so much to our understanding of Plato as well as to philosophical practice. (<i>Stephen R. L. Clark, Emeritus Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Liverpool, UK</i>)<br /><br />This book is a concise but thorough treatment of a central issue in Plotinus scholarship - his fidelity to Plato's original texts and principles. Dr. Yount makes a compelling case for rethinking the relationship between Plotinus' so-called Neoplatonism and Classical Platonism. In so doing, he also provides a clear textually grounded introduction to Plotinus' and indirectly to Plato's philosophies. (<i>Michael Wagner, Professor of Philosophy, University of San Diego, USA</i>)
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  Stefan Lorenz Sorgner 
  Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Ethik 
  Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 
   
   
   
   
   
  Plotinus and minimal music 
   
  Introduction 
  Plotinus held that Plato’s thinking 
  embodies 
  wisdom1. 
  However, 
  concerning the philosophy of music, 
  and the philosophy of art in general, 
  there are some differences between 
  Plato’s and Plotinus’ position which 
  does not imply that Plotinus’ position 
  is implausible. The contrary is correct. 
  Especially, when we are confronted 
  with “minimal music” the plausibility 
  of Plotinus’ philosophy of music 
  becomes clear, and this is what I wish 
  to show within this article. I progress 
  as follows. Firstly, I give an outline of 
  Plotinus’ philosophy of music, whereby in succession I deal with the role of the musician, 
  various aspects concerning music as such, and the reception of music. In the final part of the 
  article, I show why Plotinus’ philosophy of music is particularly plausible when one applies it 
  to the analysis of minimal music