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Ennead II.1 [40]: On the cosmos (or on heaven)

Plotinus

It explains how the cosmos can be eternal although bodies are in constant flux: the universe endures as a species thanks to the soul that governs it, and the heavenly bodies, made of a purer fire, also keep their individual identity. It discusses the Timaeus and Aristotle's physics of the aether.

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Translated by Stephen MacKenna · 3 chapters · 1 h reading

  1. 1Ennead II.1 [40]: On the cosmos (or on heaven) · 17′
  2. 2Ennead II.1 [40]: On the cosmos (or on heaven) · 26′
  3. 3Ennead II.1 [40]: On the cosmos (or on heaven) · 34′
Ennead II.1 [40]: On the cosmos (or on heaven) by Plotinus — full text · The Conscious Library