A união da alma e do intelecto na filosofia de Plotino

Abstract

One of the most important features of Plotinus' ethical system is his doctrine of the union between soul and Intellect: this union is the goal of purification procedures, the summit of dialectic practice and the basis of mystical experience. But, being inferior to Intellect, how is it possible for the soul to achieve this union? This paper is an attempt at searching for the plotinian explanation for this problem.