
HoP 078 - Middle Men - the Platonic Revival
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Principle of Goodness and the Principle of Unity
Eudorus and numenius seem to have adopted the two obvious, but incompatible solutions. Neumenius doesn't see how a principle of multiplicity like the diad can come from a principle of unity. Plotinus was occasionally tempted by this idea, but ultimately rejected it along with other duellist elements found in middle platonists.
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