Abstract

MARTINO, Gabriel. Aspectos de la exégesis plotiniana de la tradición metafísica del platonismo. Rev. latinoam. filos. [online]. 2013, vol.39, n.1, pp.99-131. ISSN 1852-7353.

The tension between innovation and fidelity to tradition present in the thought of Plotinus manifests itself clearly in his metaphysical conception. The ontology put forward in the Enneads, in fact, is a fine example of the exegetical work by which our thinker takes the preceding platonic-pythagorean metaphysics and synthesizes it, bringing new vitality into ancient ideas. To accomplish his exegesis he even employs Aristotelian concepts incorporating them in a peculiar way to his Platonizing thought. In the present paper, hence, we intend to elucidate the interpretive procedure that Plotinus carries out to arrive at his conceptions of the One and of the relationship between this hypostasis and Intelligence. In our analysis, we examine the metaphysical notions that our philosopher takes as starting points and we offer an interpretation of the transformation he operates upon them to reach the system that gave birth to a new current of Platonic thought.

Keywords : Plotinus; Metaphysics; Exegesis; Middle Platonism; Unwritten doctrines; Allegorical interpretation.