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The Enneads of Plotinus: THE THIRD ENNEAD: SIXTH TRACTATE: Section 1

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1. In our theory, feelings are not states; they are action upon experience, action accompanied by judgement: the states, we hold, are seated elsewhere; they may be referred to the vitalized body; the judgement resides in the Soul, and is distinct from the state- for, if it is not distinct, another judgement is demanded, one that is distinct, and, so, we may be sent back for ever. Still, this leaves it undecided whether in the act of judgement the judging faculty does or does not take to itself…

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE THIRD ENNEAD: SIXTH TRACTATE: Section 1

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