Plotinovo shvaćanje noetičke tvari na tragu Aristotelove usiologike
Plotinus’ Concept of Noetic Matter on the Background of Aristotle’s usiology

Summary/Abstract: Based on the Z. book of Metaphysics, this paper presents Aristotle’s concept of noetic matter and uses its theoretical background to interpret Plotinus’ concept of noetic matter, contained primarily in his tractate Matter in its Two Kinds. The paper aims to present and adequately argument the way in which Plotinus, in his interpretation of noetic matter, understands Nous in relation to Aristotle’s usiological doctrine and in contrast to that of Plato’s. This is particularly evident in the fact that Plotinus’ Nous, as a genus which comprises all ideas, is understood in the sense of Aristotle’s logical doctrine of genus and species. Thus this paper argues for the need to re-examine conventional understanding of Plotinus’ philosophy as mere extension of Plato’s philosophy.

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