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Book Title: Plotinus Or The Simplicity Of Vision
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Author: Pierre Hadot
Publication Name: Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 7 Oz
Number of Pages: 145 Pages
