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Finley
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This is the most damn confusing book I’ve read in my entire life. The wordings confound me, and Plotinus is clearly much smarter than me. I hardly scrape by his distinctions of soul and essence, and struggle to understand the importance and implications of what he says.
— Feb 25, 2026 08:27PM
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Finley
is on page 39 of 400
I am actually starting to wrap my head around some of the basic concepts. It really stretches my comprehension, and I often need to reread each paragraph (sometimes even sentences) multiple times to penetrate what is even being said, but I do really appreciate the insights, and I am starting to get the ball rolling on this book. I like the Epicurean polemics I am encountering on simply chasing pleasure being wrong!
— Mar 23, 2026 01:19PM
