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The Enneads of Plotinus: THE THIRD ENNEAD: FIRST TRACTATE: Section 4

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4. Another theory: The Universe is permeated by one Soul, Cause of all things and events; every separate phenomenon as a member of a whole moves in its place with the general movement; all the various causes spring into action from one source: therefore, it is argued, the entire descending claim of causes and all their interaction must follow inevitably and so constitute a universal determination. A plant rises from a root, and we are asked on that account to reason that not only the…

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE THIRD ENNEAD: FIRST TRACTATE: Section 4

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