History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 089 - On the Horizon - Plotinus on the Soul
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Jul 15, 2012 AI Snips
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Wizard Of Oz Analogy
- Peter Adamson likens Plotinus' idea to Dorothy's line about finding your heart's desire in your backyard.
- He uses The Wizard of Oz to show the soul secretly retains what it seeks.
Soul Retains Intelligible Memory
- Plotinus claims the embodied soul retains a buried memory of the forms more intensely than conscious awareness.
- He insists part of the soul remains undescended and contemplates the forms even while embodied.
Unnoticed Intellectual Contact
- Plotinus argues we can be in intellectual contact without conscious awareness, like reading or acting bravely in battle.
- He uses everyday examples to show higher contemplation can be present yet unnoticed.