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1 Theaniguenes of he cosmos 964-4581 Tsthewstos oe or man Gta) ‘Genres 360093735 Poms of drag seas? Lite Paige como anigae 335-4) Howth uiguenes ofthe alg mph igen athe peso Pep and aes 4920-4485, Opie finer Pra guage ‘Tela fhe Pag na niques (12-9) ‘Generelt ak aap Thewraran she sod lng wit path ch “The Living Thing fzlf muse be all-mbeacing ad unique wo be the Paral 16-8) “Thecrnmon wor bac the Parag eign (248-85) “Thevwed Alomplee 433-4 ‘Theo noi gp a0 “The come sas ees dsl bog Pano ea ysysg-4et On the Timaeus of Plato: Book 2 UG wor Preliminary remarks: 205.4-214-12 _Recaptaation ofthe role of the prologue: 205.4-206.26 “The pred of the Tima records wo main sebjes, a sumary of Sout’ consion' ands concie nario of the bate oe Athe- ‘a ane he Alans an of he vizory tha occurred over heh) Each of hese accounts mes avery lage conten to che ene investigation ofthe cones. The eal fom of te consttuin, though sbeetofkmonledgein sorte asa hamonized tthe primary level with the ondcring ofthe Heme, while the account ofthe war rd the victory ae bolic fru the oppoton that fundamental > the cones. The ome reeled the esence ofthe enosnc kis the Taner reve thi powes fom which the aetivises advance into theunircse, Theformer grea sketch the rt erento sinuses the later af th sec rete of you wih, the Frmer presented the formal cts, the er the material cause. Inde al the pilso- ‘es of ntere put fore the opposites a eines and exablich {he cosmos a euting fm the harmonization of the opposes. Bat ‘ry and ode detve fom teal ore, which arn om the Spe cack sm kn Suse «Bessey eg ey mre ys ye 1 Realy Con sur. ee Pe mney 52-4 a ‘eters nace + Homie rep te Pde 2 et Ss ig mn Se he gr «Fo ei ing) hepa pe tcc ig se [Sumner ar be ot me cme oe aloe te a te way ‘omtution, Soa count has revel common tan extend Ing wall maple that proceeds in ode. For that constaion ‘ransmied in diferent forms, whether nthe oa ein human begs, frst the comic level Soe eesptlaon, ich gave a heck oF ‘heal el Grn of the contin whol separated on ate tere usa the pray level the consinton inthe universe, td Testo the same form tht iis eage trl the par ably as wall nado there ify wish anche way in which ne shold eek the constitution analogy to the ewe and he war sag to ene The constton in fc? penetes tothe uiat pars since fl things have een rank in accordance with the appropiate ses ‘scendng fom the Detar igh down to he baton eel o he ncosmi beings ne way de opeton wa ready abled i the heavens beforehand. wheter dr ough the double evoluon rightward nd eward ofthe [heavenly] bodies, or through the double eels ~ ‘ofthe same and of he dierent ~of he woul oe teoagh te nds of ling rest and motion or dhrcgh dhe proprtis of the ds —nale snd fn though anyother such dvsion But he onsition ‘moreakint eaves, whl he war iano genesis For this reason the Ferer belongs othe Jovin frank wb Sng forthe aero be Tot afer the avenigntion ofthe patsy meansof images ne sould reach ou tovars the inowfelgeof the whole an ae observing the Images ic reais cake eld ofthe paradigms thems, sarting from the things ie nporance i onderto real ind de larget ead Those nag] fe i cr bw sid he pears ana rer mysteries nich sunon the eo the ol wurde ‘heundstandig of he whole nd thes and towards he orestiation fof the single eae and single procesion af al encosme beings. For ‘heryhing hsb the One” a al hings revert bck 0 ‘Set pny ner ewe cna Sakon + Penman Yo ah ry thekedostedecceepelviotemendocierdecsme Thea vem ne edt polos ey 7, ie Tis ints td gh al ‘Sn cre eid wh the One [each] advancing acedingadiferingfatein the posession tf parl and derng power which preside ve the universe” _Exeursus on prayer and the gods 206.26-214.12 ‘But before dealing wth the sbject acer ints emg e [Fina fn is steno to moveatons of the gode and pve imitang {hissy the Maerof theives wo befor uring cre ‘eather enor he oscar shine of Nght il his Sth vine thghts fom thereto receive he rinses ofthe restive {ak and ft spermine speak ths, so rele al diel and “Soweto encourage his ther (Krone to cllaborate with him nthe “env ah Ths wat ele recoded asayingby the Theologian in Wis pos Mab sgn an hs me i om And rom her be ears'* Serundal hing with ununnbecr n inh ide pe he anh then nso boa th remainder ofthe rea work As for ‘Krona afer puting him chai, eal ut prays to him and ay ie wp ceric, ins in sic and hroughowt what follows he kp on invoking the goo is {thr For how de wold fe ben pontine al shings with gos uma these peeepble eam robe the Living Things ‘tection ess he sees ow tovars the ivi es of the hives ad, nsf ld ath theses in a poston 0." hing rh opin hi eae wend de Ieisneesary therefore tht forall ele we ofan some clerk tle aboutpoyer what ts oxen eandits perfection, and rom where ‘cinta sul Rig el gma get il an Fe *Guiepemp ee nde ayo ery Ser en 1s am mc ns te SOLS kar Orman mae 7 be nthe Time of Pate Book [Now the pileupher Porgy in dsingishing between those of he ancients who fave acre payer and tose who have not has five usa guided wut wo the varios opinions on the subject which can fesummanzedasfoliows:" Tow who hve been ited with he pe ‘may form father, ha who deny thet dhe gods eit a all eet the sane tat paper ive ado do dose who ae aie with ‘he secondary fon of atesm, tat those wo adie ha the gods ‘tt whl ejc providence wellas those who concede ta the otk ean that they ener providence but afi tha eveything they come ours sess fori tet noting ta can ae place lather than ie does, the Benet of prayer is dxroyed. These hikers, weve who stat that the gd est and exer providence pd that ‘many ofthe things that happen could ocer there, quite pla yao acepe the [efcay of payers and agree that they sou ie aight Moreover [Porphyry alsa aunberofargunents” (1) Prayers epeclly appropiate forthe vitae because taconnecton withthe “ie beets ie loves being eonneced token shevrons person ‘emote th got nals ease how win yee virasince theyre in praon and have been apeeended by the ody sit was 1 jal shold prayto gods er heir emigraon Kom hese pa (2) Like ‘dren who at btn spurte om ths parents we bold payor ‘he rer to our ro parents he gos (3) Thane who Jcie to pray ‘snd to rn to hr prin te fc ike theres and mothers expe) Among the aos to thse who are distinguished forthe ‘slom make prayers ther parla concer, he Brahmans ang the Insane Mal mong te Ferns amd inthe ene ae Gres he ‘stot the dhesoginn, who have ale vale es and miysteri [A for the Chaldens, ot oly di hey worship the divin in general Dut they aso ated vitae goddess ofthe gods" and honoured herby ° Rapier howe ete ate comme ‘Shea teppei ‘tamer Asp en 2 yc loge od eg ‘Smt A ty ew dc fr Pi wp hae a rel cy sn iy. Tea ere ly Pot, Bo etnies nating tht thee vite dd not mean they neglected he hay cl) nado wall hae feoniderans},becaseweare par ofthe At ‘fing that we pry the AIL Fora he ene of eey ng reves tothe Whole brags sao wih if therefor, you poses wire, You shou invoke that (ey which as already eae the whole of ‘ir in advance snc tht which entirely good i fr you to ease ‘ofthe good tat suitable for you. I yo sek some corporeal goo, there i the power ha halls together the whole of body the es "This accaurly the sou of precio for the par ar wal. Ths 5 ‘if summary of what Perpbyry hae The dine lanblichs,” however, considers such an acount nap propriate for he subject [the pastel. For Pao text here is nox oncemed wth godlet mc, with thse who are pradent 73) and {blero converse with the psy ot with hone who are Resin about ‘he acs that pay pests, but with those who can be saved by the "avout of the universe. He eches ds about bot the power andthe falecionofprajer a doerine thet marelou and exesrdnary od ‘heeding al expectation. "As forum ou appoch wil be to tama the passage to 4 lvl wth which i eer ae moe faa and moe cognian, akg Tesmcining plain ad giving the acount of payer that concord with Plo viens. We shold ake our star then,Fom the falling ‘Al things tht ea are offpring ofthe god ae rough see ence witha intent them and ave hel ound arnoronly docs the contin proceso fens each completion, ‘ich of tem sucenivy obi st subsistence fom is proximate ‘Sense are generated, even if hy are deseried 35 bing atthe these Temnove fom the gids, feed even i you were to speak of mater thu) itt For the dine does no sand alot om ahi, bus Preset forall hing aie” For his reson, een you tke he lowest [Ek fet vai tere on you wl find the vine post. The One ‘Sin fice cveruere present, inasmuch a each ofthe beings derives Se estenee fom the go and even ough they proved foeh fom ‘he gs they have not ge ov from hem Bt esther re rote ‘hewn, Where ined, oad thoy po ut when the gods ave crac i thingy apd taken bold of tem in adeance and el ean them in ‘hemlves? Ror wha is leyon the gods That which in 902 °C te Tina 6 ian 2 Ofte even mena po Fer. itp ET 4h heen 209 (On the Fim Pat Book: ten baal bigs have bcm era in irl by he go and sin them Iwona ing battens So proceed fr They have ace ben cat off or the gs I ey ad hen ct of they mould not even ex, bea all te fing ce they were wrenhed vay fom ter ahen,would sme hae ‘astn ards the raping wid of non-eing Tn fate ae seh ‘nein them the oda co pt the stern nhl they tev proceeded of thom crate cane ne] they ra inthe gos Bac thon (beings] which proceed fth mas also eur imitating the munition ofthe gut and thes reverton to theca, hat thy ae rere in ators ithe pri a a ae ‘gen bred bythe gos andthe pray hens They rece 2 Second Kind of peresion fom ther, aecrtance mich wich they ‘ae ale to revert the goodness ofthe go ota, eget ‘he curet inthe jo, though ther eeson the xn be edn hes ‘nce agin malngthsknd of te whe both begins rem the gah And ends with tem, Al hing therfore, bok remain al veto the gous reccing this uly rm than and bangin hry bring a double signa, he one in ode to reman there, he oer 20 ht wha proses forth can return, Ad it posible to oaese ‘hes noon in sous, but abo a he les beings alow them For what she iia proces dhe syepathy tht they hae toads the divine powers than te fat dha they ae obtained abel em rare which ens hem to crrespond tthe rus dass of the she Notre gin fa upended om the word ahve an the gos ‘hewwahe and aba dbecd through nus be gue Soe ‘has als inti he bodies he sates of anny to the gods the one cane solr sgmtares in ante nay, in ics those a eter fan she cases these things ever othe gods we some fo the gi in genera, che specif go, ringing er pecs to ‘empleton in acorance wth th ation cacti of he goe™ “These (signatures) the Deniure wo had mock alerted ‘nthe ce ofthe soul ving them sigatres so th they cul book 16 he Onewich ibd Uni ring ER > Lee af joes ence an a er aoa mm ‘patentee erg ns ce 1 Ks inthe icy eng his double gm ra uo eat forme ‘Stesoftcstay eu On rv dey an Bea ee Prin reac ran and reve ontheonc and etablishintheminacondane with the One a the oer und graciony bestowing on them the ay to ee in accordance vith ntlt es or een tha payer tflesanenormoos contr utonby meats ote intblesymus ue fa which the Fiber othe soulsharowedin hem. Prayer ara" the benefconcr of the gue toward as Leu hoe who ry ‘ithe ges whose ting prayed vo. Teal Uns the Incl che rth he fools shone who pny nang th il ok) SF hoe who contain the gods ina pret way within hess to ‘hare hem until Pape i eet of divine prasad ‘Sate which win he po pret and te prayer condced flows.) Fst thre isthe Soo ofa dca wh she on pre es ‘ear ore [ihe person paying would not approach hem ithe pp Diatenaner fe dit kw te careretasfeach the For this renon the Ora 00 ha command hat he fre heated con ‘cpio hn he very it rank nly cae) Sain ae oe comes the proces of frauen which lcs late thragh ecm ing Ie” the divine in ape empl party, cas, eden and ordered digition Through this we dec what ous towards the gos curating theirgoadnl and sabiing om sole them) “Tad ome touching, trough wich we make onset with he dine sumance with he opr par our sola ine twa) ‘New tees the ppeoching for hs what the On cle io ‘arth moral bo spon the fine wil pon ih fn he pk, allowing us greater communion with the gods and more tania x parucgtion in thet ight () Finally here iano ot), ‘which etablshes the wny ofthe sulin the niyo he od casing there wo bea single ety of us and them, in accordance wih hich tee mo longer bong ta cries bt to te gy remaining inthe sine ight and ence nts embrace Ths he spot io Theo she acme th mer coping awa he ‘Stdetcomnmeds incon tiing otc pld pre {sty solo onc ps Atugh ne ps wd Sie phe crn mp ens » (athe Tne Pato Hook = tre prayer, naling ita ink toeter the reversion withthe inital eto eval in he iyo the ods all dat proceeded om tnd w enix the light in wih hep of the ots ‘Lisosmalconebato, hn, ha prayer mabe tohe ne ascent ‘ofthe souls Nors itt eane tha th peron who poses ior dos ‘ot need the woods that cme addtional trough prayer, at athe the complete oppose I trough pop hatte ances boughs ‘complevon andi with prayer tat De cern of re i ned, ‘aml iety toads she got. short, none ther shld pry bt {he pson wh bs expedaly god, athe Akela tanger se! for {his perso the ipratice of eonmersng withthe ods bese highly ‘fete for abraning tei of wel-bang wheres inthe cs of he ‘ice tis maar! or the oppose to ect for tr at pense uth impure come come ith what pre “The pero, therefore, who has ml undraen the (pace of bayer should make the gos propitious td awaken within himself he oncepions concern the poe for (eclecon of the Lindos of nck pero iothe very ea cava inhi beg ‘He sould be unceasing cei wt che cof ini rin thease the mona nh ter i pe he en ne ae vif (roe He should preserve unshaken the sight onder of his acts tomard the ods and set before himself virtues that purty ha from the rel of fenerstion and cause hin eo scen, and also trast nd tat and ove, that renowned trad a well as hope of good things nd unchanging ‘cept the dns igi and scny pain imo al oes trees tas itl ane wh Gal ln a ds ox $Mtempeto jin hielo nity while i ee cmpany of purl, For ‘Sch aperson dos the complete opposite and spurs nl mn he {ods Jussi isnt permible to conere with bring inthe eoepany ‘fon beng sorts hot pemissbetabejomnedeouniy inthe company ot plain 1 Meng he mdi Mh ti ppt La ln Pb i gun fe eg ‘Sine asses e immrefag esd ene Onteniente W795 The reteset Sie ee (Pain Gan pan te ow Tn Pre eae ‘Wat ont oko sh pein int or inane ns) i pe ad peel aesetoa ess sibs rrp oat ene Aca tne conn urn nr die ioson tthe fal nyo ou eee ey 9 Efe lyn te ot Sl an oe ‘See ede Bl forsee en lows () en she bon poe ei a Fiscal ingest ron ofa Repent ony ohn iy ied ‘Kepa tSn cnsrstewimy reece ‘alpen pcs neon ollie ied sibotei e panly ree scm) wees ees whch Se Deng leh (Shek orem be ora coed et Catal sal erin allthonotelins'" (cea reo ha td tal, a geht pry Sede eee compl een sk pe Shas ind te enh plese m tet he Cas ot ‘Copan af ate me oh Enna os Teepe case mre pac che nee ieSthelin rege @ Tyan nce! wep ta ares) Pee es pope pe Sotelo hexose sony ena 12 Te Are Neopet ug Pry 86-¥. Thi neon «= Taro talk ena se on te Pio dif pings [ND Bo 1 Orme eqasop at Se sme oan exianay 5) "Lena ws ce an Prob pein sa wr pe ee a (nthe Timo Pa: oak = “The perma who makes any changes to thi sprain (ri of ayers SR on gre ening we = (a) Thee ae ale roles x tara eb te french bo ny. For thee) plop prayer and) theurgie prave and hi he heron pre acing hs 1G) There area mods aod ih te abies fr wc be od el) sto ea of eon of {Gy seconaly-on behalf ofthe sound eonstzation of the bods and (e) thily those which re completed oa behalf exermal goods Lael ere ne ing th edn ei ‘wie perio ou payers dsinguishing se aris nds of peer UStodagw te seu of te Jer oF acing tbe et a th ar retin ong wr he) I Intoctory matters 214.15-223-2 Ieocaton of the gods ue ined, Socrates his wha al dose who shar is tf gond wns do, When vearing om ay utes, ‘tpn thy aay some ny call on God” isso Barge ofthe tect 94g 17-9973 Sorshenteere rete aioe oS Te Aad oe oie pane bred co et ees Heclneatnaneed eae tin finale ope) Site Simoes eee re rina bcs eer 98 The ag de ar nla oar kom be mea oe ory Sn ee op ocala Spend indy heal pect oh Fo ‘since incommanded hatall hose who sharein oven od 1c FEE Sense should days call on God when sting Out On sca ee rena inegricant, esos hen om Wt ay Yen rn ac ea tex [en] ake his nwoenton Fhe ne hey re pole fod ses, 5 sacl ampotble a oot therm at Beng abd a he rh one thn yeu I deca, heres, tat al pope gry ld of oe te conccaing tf gs inte tre smanne when they) see re metindvo he egation () bad up icr oe of what a inte execs ofthe sul au no human cor ‘sm a es coningences and when they (2 observe he ges of Fr, panies, order hat both he wae ans par be aye he ste and thing be witout share he concer in he De tn the gs each soil ing, bserng thi fo ae ener scr thy tbl lon Go as colaborac of See ene a ang thr sto on board the avenger Lae Gn an essing themes in the gone ofthe See ee me dh ee be dengan (763) whch hos revere bth roel 2 a yes the cane fal hinge which among he gos ao epee colo bs te whole ad he pars proce om hei wd He eee the cafe ods ns, hihi (ate tings or he ear he gs 16 fin ra ied th gods exch hing even the os eign od se pai apogee each of tes elton rth 3% Foe thane oe en been the ease of ur emis etENEE esi fied usm forthe choice of eps and sine hr a renmrmneetetaet Rees peer es meen cums Pec oh este of Se eset ements Seana en rn as as nthe Tne of Pate Bas ‘reve work is epecly revealed in ais that ae eter to ts, even though we need the provident concen also when we make ei memo wed ty he al rein Serhan nw eonnaie e ‘= Pee sl Alma DK 141 np ane Svat mo domme psn » ‘tio ofthe wo ives trough prosecn, whl he oterfierscton inde the unas that aes place) trough reves. Ba proces sions oppose wo renerson tothe eaten thatthe ane belong othe ature ofthe Sune, whe the caer belong omar ofthe Dileen, tnd whl the one create division i the ings at raced, the ober input larga bring things together, No there anything tat ‘eines ast acepthaissid by thse who take the oa chapeo be enunly cmponed rom ew dels, Forfciels are who breadth, ow sc posuble to spl the one fom the other without her having bend? Andi hey fe paral inge hows the ul compored frm them supposed tobe interwoven fom the mall dhe way tthe far that etches of here’ (im. 662)? For in wha manner ca ings be Suetched dough the whol of sphere body? In adit oth i these ringsarecorpoceal hat wll amply the etenc of ome by Sie he universe and wll Joules erate wed hanks to the that ‘wel hve someting ng around the outside ofthe sphere cresting the Inpresion of am arly phere" the cre themscves ving the ional dimension that gos with by by vie of being arnged from the mile othe outermost hat [ode eens). Therlore neceary to conceive a hslif-engendering shape of the soul chap [es and lslang in eatenson, less we intend to infect oureles td thetheory of Pao wih my amu eonsequences wich asthe which Arne inesdaced (Deh, godbx6-ga7b1) He assumed that the ‘oul magnitude scoring t0 Mao betase of he ccs then lemons that assoc, capable of being ielloctal fr. lecis indivi and Soch's wo cope (ata) inde eelige realtone a ai a ‘help compen ed Pr! pom trl Fee he ei feo bye fbeng wre an nto, ‘Seyi he cumnr cre oy Teper ees Seep ig esl mas my nannies ane mp sr a aay dnt cd ‘Scr Remuera or ‘epi tt mating ena aa Wehr ty sw ‘Seeker fafa opeenstceqenrt ite Diebler earl aie ae Seutanyrermesiur matic Acca sc tatensanes aCe ‘Kevcr intron ped pth ea down email eT ebm ‘beings. In addition, if the soul is the sort of thing with magnitude, then ic one dol, nd aot sn any wy nde mach ee wl ‘bccompned of Being ha nde aston fo ing ise A ‘magnitedl, whether ibe scrle orsring, ha only dena nda bein 0 may indie, , Pabierecohion, Tir. 3601-2 And he ened (ers emt) them ina motion tas caved trounin the save myn th same pace Tim) CGenainelydaemonic in ia manner i the conception of the divine Tai and cling he thought of Pio tle apr. Unie the ierpreters bef i, Be des not spore tha time Sar interpret the motioned around inthe tme way nthe ae cea pertaining fo theese ofthe soul (or the motion ofthe sal is Elrendy no around bo rather pti to the Intellect andthe neler if For ato point inthe remainder fol the dope] dons Ie seem to copjin the male the nelle Bate neces tha the Shoal beso] nore that with Bs adtion the universe ay bedi played asaving being ested and ended with ell Tom. yo) "Therefore we mus ner the motion around the sae poi th the same way sineleeal mein. le encompaae he sol jt the soolcorerthe heen etry Battle mater mati, or ‘essa es eter srultaneouly and ina manner tha il Bor the sal ofeming matin While the forme form the Laer biform, and wher the fst one singe ond uve, the second one diner and mis al Since the sol partes Il, to da extent ileal and om accu of thi com foie tothe divine nla, for snc he Word Soul partes Incl, i goes upc the tli rea). ‘Now es ncear ht the modon round the sme andin the same! be itl since #2 ferent ie han tha ofthe two cles hk Inded encompass the. Theefore we shally thera moti ‘Sthaos pareipated telex thar presides ner the sul ore that ‘the motion of the Crestoraf the sl hel Bote ae imps lie Therefore it must be sad tobe the mason of parscited intl. Despite che fact that tis tle and above the a he motion ‘around the same and inthe same ot the motion othe Crestor af 1 Resa lpn be Ti Cian grat arb ts na a

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