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The Enneads of Plotinus: THE SIXTH ENNEAD: THIRD TRACTATE: Section 12

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12. It follows that we must allow contrariety to Quantity: whenever we speak of great and small, our notions acknowledge this contrariety by evolving opposite images, as also when we refer to many and few; indeed, "few" and "many" call for similar treatment to "small" and "great." "Many," predicated of the inhabitants of a house, does duty for "more": "few" people are said to be in the theatre instead of "less." "Many," again, necessarily involves a large numerical plurality. This plurality can…

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE SIXTH ENNEAD: THIRD TRACTATE: Section 12

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