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Plotinus proposes the One as a source beyond the multiplicity of Intellect. Why must a first principle be simple? That question should not be treated as already settled.
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Guided course · Module 6 · Lesson 27
Unity, intellect and the life of the soul
Plotinus argues from the multiplicity of things to the One, a first principle beyond Intellect. The lesson asks how Intellect, Soul and the soul’s return fit together, and why an experience of unity does not by itself prove the explanation.