Author and actor. Plotinus and the Stoics on the autonomy of action

Name: Author and actor. Plotinus and the Stoics on the autonomy of action
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
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RIVISTA DI FILOSOFIA NEO-SCOLASTICA

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RIVISTA DI FILOSOFIA NEO-SCOLASTICA - 2017 - 1

Titolo

Author and actor. Plotinus and the Stoics on the autonomy of action

Autore

Anna Nagy

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Vita e Pensiero

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03-2017

Issn

0035-6247 (stampa) | 1827-7926 (digitale)

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In several chapters of his treatise On Providence (III, 2 [47] 15-18) Plotinus uses the theatre as a metaphor in his discussion of coexistence of providence and evil, as well as anthropological and ethical problems such as human autonomy and responsibility. This paper examines how Plotinus – as well as his Stoic forerunners – employed the metaphor of the theatre, paying special attention to the ways in which the metaphor was used to determine the consistency and limits of human autonomy. In order to illustrate the similarities and differences between Plotinus and the Stoics, this paper analyse how the actor is integrated into the play, and the extent to which he is shown to have some independence within it.