Pierre Hadot's "The Myth of Narcissus" refutes the notion that this man's work is "autoerotic." Ambrose's "On Jacob" draws on a tract wherein this man compared the earthly body of the sage to a lyre t
Pierre Hadot's "The Myth of Narcissus" refutes the notion that this man's work is "autoerotic." Ambrose's "On Jacob" draws on a tract wherein this man compared the earthly body of the sage to a lyre that will be used while serviceable though eventually the sage must sing without it. He also compared the process of self-purification to a sculptor chiseling pieces of stone off his work until it is perfect. He claimed the divine love was gentle, unlike "Beauty", which would ultimately be terrifying; that line of argument is the foundation of his Against the Gnostics. He was the subject of a biography by the author of the Isagoge and in this man's philosophy, both Soul and Intellect are progressive emanations of The One, to which he is devoted. For 10 points, name this teacher of Porphyry, a Neoplatonic philosopher who wrote The Enneads.
Pierre Hadot's "The Myth of Narcissus" refutes the notion that this man's work is "autoerotic."
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