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Plotinus on the World-Maker : A Demythologizing Reading of Plato's Timaeus
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플로티누스의 세계제작자 : 플라톤의『티마이오스』의 탈신화적 해석

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Song, Euree (서울대학교)
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Institute of Philosophy, Seoul National University CHUL HAK SA SANG : Journal of Philosophical Ideas Vol.42 KCI Accredited Journals
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2011.11
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3 - 36 (34page)

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Plotinus on the World-Maker : A Demythologizing Reading of Plato's Timaeus
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Despite the growing interest in Plotinus, few studies have attempted to explore his concept of world-maker. In fact, in Plotinus’ monistic approach to the origin of the world, the ‘outflowing’ principle of all things, the One or the Good, eclipses the demiurgic god inherited from Plato. In addition, Plotinus rejects the ‘artisanal’ image of a calculating, contriving and toiling god. However, the ‘Demiurge’ emerges in Plotinus’ anti-Gnostic controversy as the main figure. In this paper, I attempt to elucidate how Plotinus interprets Plato’s mythical figure of the Demiurge and in what way he incorporates this interpretation in his own vision of the world. First, I briefly present the basic features of the Gnostic ‘false’ Craftsman, which Plotinus singles out for criticism. I then undertake to uncover the identity of the ‘true’ Demiurge conceived by Plotinus and to explore how the Plotinian Demiurge makes the world. Next, it is shown that Plotinus provides us a three-leveled world-maker, Intelligence, Reason and Nature, mirroring a three-leveled activity, theoria, praxis and poesis, although he reserves the title ‘Demiurge’ for Intelligence. In addition, I will clarify the way in which the three world-makers operate, whereby nature and craft are compared. Finally, in Plotinus’ demythologizing reading of the Timaeus, the world-maker turns out to be a personification or, more correctly, a deification of wisdom manifested in the order of the world. I conclude with a short reflection of Plotinus’ attitude toward myths and poetics.

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Ⅰ. 들어가는 말
Ⅱ. 플라톤의 세계제작신화와 영지주의적 ‘변용’
Ⅲ. 세계를 제작하는 정신
Ⅳ. 세계를 다스리는 영혼
Ⅴ. 자연의 기술
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