Fascinating analysis, Matthew. The way you thread Plotinus through process thought, Romanticism, and co-creative metaphysics is deeply compelling. I especially appreciated the framing of contemplation not as retreat, but as the act that gives form back to the world. And the idea that the One becomes richer through the Many. There’s something profoundly hopeful in that. Thank you for holding these ideas with such care and clarity.
I don't think Plotinus can be understood without a grasp of the metaphysics that is implicit in his writings. For this one would need to read Nagarjuna.
Fascinating analysis, Matthew. The way you thread Plotinus through process thought, Romanticism, and co-creative metaphysics is deeply compelling. I especially appreciated the framing of contemplation not as retreat, but as the act that gives form back to the world. And the idea that the One becomes richer through the Many. There’s something profoundly hopeful in that. Thank you for holding these ideas with such care and clarity.
I don't think Plotinus can be understood without a grasp of the metaphysics that is implicit in his writings. For this one would need to read Nagarjuna.