
Ennead VI Books 1 to 5 by Plotinus
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The Classification of Reasons
It may be asked whether even the arts should be classified among sense qualities. If these reasons are united to a matter, they must have matter as their very soul. But what is their condition here below when united to some matter? These reasons are in a case similar to Song accompanied by a liar. This song, being uttered by a sense voice, is in relation with the strings of the liar while simultaneously being part of the art. Likewise it might be said that virtues are actualizations, and not parts of the soul. Are they sens actualizations? It seems probable for although the beauty contained in the body be incorporeal, we still classify it among the things which refer to the body
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