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The Enneads of Plotinus: THE FOURTH ENNEAD: FOURTH TRACTATE: Section 8

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8. But, we need not record in memory all we see; mere incidental concomitants need not occupy the imagination; when things vividly present to intuition, or knowledge, happen to occur in concrete form, it is not necessary- unless for purposes of a strictly practical administration- to pass over that direct acquaintance, and fasten upon the partial sense-presentation, which is already known in the larger knowledge, that of the Universe. I will take this point by point: First: it is not essential…

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE FOURTH ENNEAD: FOURTH TRACTATE: Section 8

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