Plato's Discussion on Evil - Explanation of Eight Chapters in "Nine Books" (>Explanation of Eight Chapters in "Nine Books")

Author: Zhang Yingwei
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The era in which Porphyry lived was one of the most tragic in history. During this period, most people lowered their heads and entrusted their fate to the gods, while only a few lit the flame of humanity in the darkness, claiming that the ultimate destination of human life lay in humans themselves. Porphyry was one of them. Many scholars have debated Porphyry's ideas on evil, and this book attempts to reveal Porphyry's fundamental purpose by providing detailed annotations to Chapter 8 of his treatise "The Enneads," which is dedicated to the topic of evil.