Plotinus
Section 11, Group 4
(Just want to get
our final test questions rolling): Will print up and we can add to in class for
final test perspectives.
Plotinus wanted to
study philosophy in India. He found Christianity absurd. He found it to more
like a cult. He was in search for a teacher and searched for a certain period
of time. He joined the army to complete some sort of fulfillment until he found
his teacher. He finally went to a prestigious school in Rome. He taught Neo-Platonism.
It seems he was on a search for justice and was still meditating on what was
the truth because he could not find fulfillment.
1.
Fact:
What book did Plotinus write? ANSWER: “Enneads”
It included Neo-Platonism in which intertwined Plato and Aristotle.
2.
Discussion:
Why do these two traditions called jockey and jerk into alignment cause people
to seek religion rather than follow in their inheritor’s last breath?
I think people's search for religion is part of defining themselves. speaking from experience, seeking the ultimate truth has lead me, in turn, to various truths about myself- and has showed me things that I can honestly say I wouldn't have noticed otherwise. I think that if you simply just follow your parent's / peer's views your whole life, you'll be missing out on one of life's most important and key elements, self discovery.
ReplyDeleteFactual: What famous philosopher's work inspired Plotinus to write Enneads?
(Plato).
Discussion: Is there a particular religion that you or your parents associate with? Or did you do as Plotinus and create a "hodgepodge" of your beliefs to create something new? Why/why not.
I definitely have to agree with Riley. Your religion or whatever you believe in is a part of who you are. The journey to find the ultimate truth is just as important as the actual truth itself.
ReplyDeleteNext class questions:
1. When was Plotinus born? (205)
2. Do you think there is one and only one religion that is right? Or can many beliefs be right?