Proclus Commentary on Plato Parmendies Book 6

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Proclus Commentary

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C O M E N T Y

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w e e e e e e e e ee om s wr hory h rs r cocsos

r rw ro h pos h h ss w h r

r e r show o oow rom h pos h os e e ee e e e e e w e e ee e e h e e e e s s hr hgs o h ss o h propos o h h

5 9 o s o s scors h h orr o r s r osh M ee m e h ors h h rs hohes

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roc m orm M r ; or hs r r "o hr e e e heee e e e h e e w e e ePhae

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00 h t v m b p

p g th t g dl th th lg thO d tht th t th d th th t th O rd ll th th g dctd th r r r ttrl m w w d rcpe xt r th thrd1 tht O Bg x

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o he ee re or prcpe er he r wo trede dto cmr; d there re or hpothee r e w w oer e b e o he hypothee h rodced thot ey p e che prpe h thorouhy ueroo he hoeob ect o Prede exerce d h rtcted cery the rher

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tx o Pto ew the o e r hypothe bo e rod d te ecod bo e tebe or u ce here w r w m r w

1 0 62 m uch e re cuoy cebrted by hoe who copoeheooe but wch o o ree te r eece ch re the ethet o the de ce e ot b the od bt rther I d r W M w

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at, tha his r sinis n ooos ivin hn; or vrrscee cue e e o uiplici poduce oule ultipliity oe ich i tedet ie itef d othe hich i iet i i tic e the ige ou h geeted oeoul sp r ro oies , oe ic r isr, d s eon an who ntll has givn sbs tan to som intlts aatro sols, an ots wih a in thm as untions o tm, so alsoh n hs p ro oe uooou e ic ce ei

icipt d othe hih t uicio of othe etitiehic e uied i iue of the d i hich they ihee hehole eco ypoei eefoe he eel o u uliplici of onoos hns, on whih r n h titis otwi son hypohsis as s , rvalig o s in is ms al

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whih is o i o e ecle e ole o iiiebei i p eeed i the ecod of the hypothee be i itelliible ielectul o p ychic o if you ould lie o he he uec of te

as ic nie o Pocine etahsics; c ET, o 28.

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mes o con uncton of emses eosttes tht the imo ssibilitolow eithe om te hpohei ise o om te eece opopoiion in o o r poi ng ng provd ioi o

ow h hpo n xi r Ea Srnro emontes ti when e i conei3 he hesi htthe e does ot exist the ol thi existece being tht hich exeiece the e s ttbute whees i ct i ll ce tht which i peei ht wic epeiece and w do no r e for o , n pg (oh 25) , dnd w rn a n o pr nd wh dmonsrd ri is hpothei t he e dos o e ts l he oe

coclusios olow in ode uo ths beig deostted o the iso eces emi es I the it is ecess tht tht which is tle exist s (o eethi else tht tl eist is po to wht dos otr xii i rd, r , o a wih r is, i wh-o n xn) h ry n s pars (ha i, aw h no prs) , n h wh s monsrd n h rs hy-poei ei eod l is eei t the popoitio othe sis o hich i t is s ho tht the e is io to ll thig olloom its hig o ts I t is theeoe boltel ece tht this

e o whch ee thi i eied ei fo e ll i iel exit ec1 6 ri , i indd h pr i r on or , id in h

ost s h r n, vn hr o h n i hown o Thqn of om ao ow , ei, it i eceehi the is demostted thoh thi bo of hosehis which he itece

he i i omehi hich h iece (hhet owi rgmn is, i in rn pan ha s no omhng hahas Bng (es; for h argmn w ny Bng s f of h ne c o coce te h eie i i i oe of oehi tht e i eio to ei sch s he el o eeio oMte o i i oe o thoe this which e peio o ei ico e oe of those i hich e ifeio to Bei fo eech ei pe o m, fo insn do gnron ( hrgmn dni this vr rrii o prpaing in m of he ei i ome o Mte fo ice i etit te me ho ot ee to ei o he ti in, o

i te poo peee i te i Hoei mt e oeBei

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e e e e cc e pcpe e ppe e pee e e cc e e pcpe e e prit thos f t ifio otis t fom ol ot

itict f t my lo b y itlf hil th ltt is ino ite pc ee c te cpe ee e ee e e e e e e e ee e e e e reo t nk n t tt t n c c it bi d thi mn

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y e ( i dcu o fee iie e y e i Hypi o ly od o ll dbsolu tely do i sset f ey en h e Oe e i eoy i pei l

ci o i llo i o pe oe eih hi ese eas his is he e he are r inao h he o o e e a er Gd e od i e o yp nd e e ei iilly

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iely ede e l eece d l ei i pe i o f hepl pipe e eey e of ee A f ehmself aa sa s ha he One is en oneness an eene (fr i is n even prer e erme ne) hw wu he saemen ee e e o e i piip ed in y uliplicy nd hh osots i ei i sueo to ee be teed oe ll seeg tht t s n ee ee e i i e e i ee ee ee

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ga ave a udeed ed reeree r e ept ai o moe ieie e h m o th i i moe roer o o o ted t ip iy hg r di ticti ad deit io i he irctio eng nr red d eng e aar er prpe rbdar te diret beg uuded w te wudh lter ot more itl to ecltio o h e? e mih t kowle rti itelct So t io r eo toae rt ad are tabe t e w are beg draw p r what

parta tward te whe ad r te aged tward te alie ad r the licedp type owlee twar that tpe oci i i mi it im

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he rth tig we t cider i hw ad accrdig t watmoe the etio will thml to the Firt e wol ot o o to omi i ch i o ert t i o t ct t i w tht Socte i o irkie o he e i rci o othig bt it traced all eig ad all partcipati r wld it be ite wa tat i t wd attac ite t ethig whic wa ablteloreceti o rtio which oe ritio iilitto mie ith th Form i tio or ite i oe wr to tht t le i ot whit c it h o cit to rtici te iwhite Fo th rt rcile i o iml erie o the thi

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toe t o wc t te ce v tt v

te ce o ll t o tee eto e te ce te correo erto For t eo all tt te eod Hpothe a we hae ad peo l aet deed b the rt; ol thoe ote ero roeed ro thee eato d thece o tee te e be o to ll ote t v

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to o eac ote th the ee a t t o o ea1 6 tio odctie o the tilict o ertio Fo tce te

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o thoe hi ch are gog to b examid the ecod; or a ma a r r r r r r r r rr rr r rr r rrom the tracedt head

r N B r r

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s ot irte o its sperort t eg ad telecto o watoe i ot is a eatio I e e e e icoprehesblt trog ega Fo a e sa s el tee

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e B e ee M e i o deig tee loebt lo hpe d wholee d tie d ber d liee die which re eer eig

see t emnstrate that all these thn s are resent n te unt; r theunt pe pee i other it p reet to l the thig tht oow ro it d i t ret d i otioie bot reig i i procdi te ea a m eh

t be dded to th e tht th e it i o reprettio o telecto tht thee th re cotne ven oreh tect or thi reo re deie o te Oe bec e it i boe I teect d n s em abut Real eng e ves t te etets sere anwle an same an ter; r e escrbes t bt as "le unt te pere e r whoeibe r wveri (d ) ; o

tht thee chrcteritic re prri preet i Iteect ec sensewl, but n ths latter n a hscal wa, n the rmer mathematcall; r te sere he ntellible level is ntell ect, n te level r ppit i thi coo which ber withi it ig oth eter god th the wi thoe who itroce the it ito the ic io hve

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nthin eat an remarable i the One is suerr t the unt segtat n tellect s suer t t, but t wl be eaable t wee su e r

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ee tt a t hi i orr which e aert i te eco Hotess he enes in te rst een state oten efore, ut tateac o tese te s a symbo o some vne oer, namey Many,

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o e e e e ee e e

e e ee j j e e e e e ee e p e tee characteritic e ee ke ro te e p pe Be a ot ro that o ie ee or ke e e e e e k ee eepeep e ppe k je ee ee e ee exit at all o e the eee e are tre oth o eole a ole e e e

et o mere exitece a reaoa o; or the ho the wa " ee a e wa t ee e ee e e e e e e e e pp e eex with the wor te tere a e e e e exit o te ro tat i erio r eve o exitece recetive o a o the coeet characteritic o exitece a ee ee e e e pe e ua

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6 oe t ta oe tre ad chracteritc or the e rio

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rl r h h r h r ll y ondl e remoed from te One olene c olds togeter tecomnaton of the ntellectal gods; and tat t as ts that e rv r l h ll whl wll r h l y wh w v r r h ntellle wrl whc On ng

l h h wll rv r wng h wl ll l wrl A rl h w

r w h r h ur n w r rg h r r n v r wl v r r l r vyng h h h r Bu h r hrr H l rr r h r rl r u whl rl r urr r rl ng h wh h l r rr whh h lr Fr w u w r r w w w r rl ll rul ur vg g l r r h r n

h vr whl r v hr vn w r r l l l w r Fr ro h r r whl r h hv

h hwvr v r wh h ry r r rl w Pr vl rw h r l wul h r Fr r lr vr w

h w n B h h ln r ll h r l r r hl r h wh h h l r r

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B O O I

t pot r lt o l ot up o pot or r t pol or gtu to opo o pot

rpl to t lt o rt tt Plto t 1 2 o ro r t

ol otr t o l lt l or l t v t tt o t on t ll to potlt t a il an a egnnng, ese elemens w ll b to make p tott o e o tt t wol v t rlto o prt to tor t l v t r t t t tr e vo r v o

w r o t lt or tg lt t te lms f smeng an a wc as em wll surely e cmpse f se elemens wn wc s e lms fall an wl aeo rt o tt w rt t pro lmet be t t t ted met mt t l t t t weve te tt t prt t ll lt o t t vher pars, as s e case wh each f e numers He was rg, hen, say a eeryng wc as a egnnng an a mle an an enwo v pt or it i itr t or it wt wt t

wld l be te tt te wd prt bet t mbty wol v t tt t wo es ho tally, we erm a par, as r saneeach f he many parcular nellecs s a pa r f he whle Inelec,v to ll o t r o t o t p o t o v l v

t bt o o w ll l t pr prt o t ir t ici itct

1 1 a opiio prt o he su or t ne t makes p th talt t t ot t o t o to to t v o tt o t w o t l o o u pt o t oo

o tt t vr vr opt o u ot ir o o t o oplt w o o p u w l tot wt v t o v v v l lvig ti w orlv p

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M N A R Y

h nivr nd hl o i no in o fr i xi or i i n of nrion

e en h wor p rt r e lo in rol e e o r reov ro a l ee ever r ul u e e o ve ll o wol o w ve r h i wold no hv inn or le or n n or hon old l pr of h hih po or o hhr oat orn o whih r o o w w l o woe e o o o o e e o e q e oe w r o o r

vl ooe o he l k u wol r ron of h i rd ld d h wol l li h v if h wr o p r o lin

o we ro k e ewe e vu ee o e w w e r e r o w o j howvr om o re e r ow eAhn rngr in h Law IV h od po hinnn n idl nd n of ll exn h hr Prm r e ow er ore or e ee wo e r ow

r o e oerere r oe wo rl o l

ril oh o innin d i n o opo m for po h in hi od whr i doo o h l or o vr wi l er exrel e oeve o u ow 3

e we w o e eor e e re l lin ne o oe xn or ohr or h ndivid lilii lon o o ohr ordr of or iie d o o h ril n l wh i re o ll l ili Fr eerl o v o oe r o ex e e r we oe xe o r e o e wen onon wh he orer o u o u ei rior o l divion n l lli o h n in g xlivl n

h s commaor i o b cocd rogh s ph rs wi h h h rd o hommaors o h prvious mma 7 f whom av dd vwih amb ics b wom ado wod s as Porphyry. dic or m vw sha hr I a furr commor bow oi

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B e he re h r e e r v v v r rcv r h cl g h h h

A hea age a aee ae ag aou o e aer ag ao e o a rl a acee ver ll hgwhe e rer rcr re h crc rr th h ht Rgh h eorae o ha e aoher ore a a ere eg ale reer h e

e v h ve w v c cg whe he rr eveg wh h Rgh

ee v a have a ae ue crrc o ow aer ve h e ec r rcl h e

v v e ree

P re whr he crg h or h e ea o o e l ha e e egg a le a e; oh w r we are cocere hv rce ih e c e Ah rer e her g g ree he vere i we ecae e ror o everh g re ro havg egg le e ol ogeher al exg hg i wc ee e e h v e c e ccer he rG e e e r he rce h g ihc hee hee elee are A he Leers ( e he eclare a all g are ao e g o al l a o h ae all igre h he c i i h he ece e

ua yyvo c£ Tat 9d we iti tht the revius view is tht bich us we iht see this c

ettr s Putrch fAthes esecily s is view is etertie s hsitb ly by Prcus

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O E T A R Y

d d

o h ch h o o h o ohr ad h h re o he oher h he he r r becae hg ocee rom m a her e ee h cd hm o o a drced ord he O, a o ood ad he he mdde bee he ee ee h hher ele ele e he ee e ohe ee h he ee hr mc bu o o o ah h or h eher

6 ha be beca oh pror o hm or do h drerm e r he hve e r he e ex or he ae o eve M r eer he e e o or h a o omh o her mddl o he arodhch a mdd h Oe ex ha he Oe m o be a a oh h here le ee The e he ree ve r h e y h e rv r e e re eor ohr h ad o b h comlo o are a hg aer he Fr e owad h F ow ded he areere r he Fr he rv r her e h h h h r v q

And rher h e end and he exnn nx a re he s of eah hng "

Oos . " o hen he One s n ed, hs ne her egnn ngnor end I s nm ed

ehe e Ma a he Whe a ha hch ha r he me he lmed ra he hr a o oo e ogher; or he ardcae o a gl e d order aec o reg where ree rh rerg owar h e

r r h e h r h e h h e e e hry h rh he rve he

7 e r er he r ve rer hre e er he he h hh h r he e

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B K V I

w oe ot ve lte ot or te e tere o lite o ether begg or e e

ol iee ve ow t te Oe wthot begg e p orer to le te rget orr b e o ore lroet t e h beg b eotrtg ro it o hvg rtt te e wiot begg wtot e orer ht e o ve e e F eoro o rsa)

gg e l wc he e te lte o t o h h hi ini hr o no i iic hio o ii h rov o i oi ic e ihe eo oe e er t lte t re e or t ver rteri o lee oo eo wic wi r o t O tr who rt

co oti lv v it rov oror g wt te wole te or eve beore b o who ohi wic h r tro h t i i i i r ii r ii n cit e oibe teol i oe wole

1 1 1 e t w o o to e o ltee w t the o th i how whoe t r

ce w ec ote b e o te le e l

oecto ole re cctoe oce ore to re te eo wht e t O i o cre t O o

n cc vw n Enn 6 w ng cn vw w cc vw n cn vw Gn ncn xx ) . vw w n n cn c n non Taur ,

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C O N R Y

temed lmited i ti ese tt t i trel d te limito eert e or e tr te t ee te oe en nomehense nd unenomsse he ohe s e hemt o ll tn nd not vn n ote lmt nd te One s un-ed oh senses oh s en nomeesle nd unenom-p bl b ll tt ecor to t

d beg itsel l t overytig d o t itself eig i eed of oter limit Oters97 te tsl te o rer to t bg lte pwer tt t gee ns e o ee eetn s nd eends te t o tsel thou e to o ens o ns e

co ta ed n the ne nd exs ou te ne nd noneol e t e e tey bee e y ter w re e

g t t lt t c Itllct lt, te bv Itellect r t reo te e tere t lt er e ee wo P ree ene unmedness nd moonessness sne ntee s m nd Sous moon nd e w w supeo o nee ndo r ere re ree r ote o w e oete oter tw

We weer ept ll tee ggeto g ert ttrco ee we e o e ore t t oer t we reer tr e ee r w Mter wo t e we er re trke w te e P we wo ree er r e r w er o ee ere e e e w e

o ee re ere e oer ee e t e oer o w ee e reere ee e r e e qr

o e eet e w e wee o Po w rel eoe er

l ee e we r ro e e ewe Me e l mte ee ore e weee or e r Mer. e ee o e o repet o o r e e w l l e , r t te r w etee t y e o ew te te w oe to beg prlbot e e wc re rt g to t e re e ee re e e w re e Pilbus (brere e e o e ee r e weo e e ee r r possesses ee re

t may ntd that th ommtato dtd wt th tm r<pva! �whos s codd s is Poph, hog h h i o th so Sent 7 p ab z) n h oh had oph aso dscibs OVW o v a s ie Kat Oe-fiT'TV, i i . p

3' 1

IJ 1 . s I o a v sous oJo sc s oig o h O Th oow ig coa o is pobab ho ab ichus

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B O K V I

m m g cl c bg pr g cl lm p mlpl l p m m m lm m r v u pr bu rug h prc llc v b rl i l m en to tese m m e e

for as m rll l g crc r prcg cv hch r gurr pr r ul uli b rcv c m l m l l; mtess as a woe ecause t s actvty u c unos emtns o sus an u wc measues e ccus as o- m m p p

2 0 g gg rr b cgg h O ulg br hch r h hg u v p rr l h llc l ll we an etena an nnte n owe; s etena moon an una- ontnut s u p rrv lpg li rg c l vg l l v prcpg rug m A m r

s necessa nne en ta omeens te woe neecuan ? m p ll pc pr r rr l l r g r p b pr l p rl g l P

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m rc l m m

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r wa there an bn benath t . 52 n. ternt r r r m iii i p rpr r r

ten w an f nnt te a, an w nac cae te econar pen pn te pr t the; fr ateal i hed r r r gnrin hie r r m r r i

crct f te l nfole trg t cntn an nfang

pwer f e wch a th a tng t b begnnng an en r r m r i i r r r fl tslf an abt w c t efrs t etrnal nform ance.An I ntllct p ss etrnal le b rt f trnt; f eternalt r ri it is this on hch al dpnd mr r r r r r ; r r ri naingness al sce pr ian circt an generatn p t th, then thre acen an frths there escens , th e orer of thngs nnte; fr en a the orer r B r r rm

gh has no een said aot the orders i W

nw trn t xane the ca n f mt whc rce parallel wt or these tw caal prncipe wer prced sltanesl bG-i U r i i r C r C r r r r so far as t encrces eerthing else, and is a t were the nnitef all thng nnte. Ate lt beca th ble aetr toii r e prir limt i Lii i m i

m m E; r

Cf t u o o ti agm t at In Tim l , 385 7. Cf ET pop 92 a Dod comm ad lo T, oe• cla to b

t Ft Pcp o g but bwn t two

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2 2 m m m ; e t lted a c a t eae of all tellectal ac od of l llc m

m rl mx c m m m mx Phlebus c)

td cla of l t be ee Itel lec t; fa a t m lc c m m;

m t m pll epect patae of ltFotl e lt bot o a a t ocee acco to be a o fa a t te eae o te cct of te ol ; fo m m m m cc c ml cmpeted wc a be eae of al be oto o t o

te ba o te cct ol e ta t all te ol of toe t wc m xl aec eo .

m m l o te toete oe ccle ad tel ted te o t te eleet cot t ae aa a aa bt ot tot c lm m m m

1 act tat ot o all t pee ad te fact tat a t aeboded dal t b coo te pat b te woeAl t ow t al te oppoto of lt ad lm

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mu a a wo b a o b h bam o h un np lii i mm il wic ol o ma

wh S ;o um u w al many ffn aa of h

I ma o amn ow On a b m unmw i a w appl ulii o i B i n h w w wld v m v db ; b om bo o oo an o i o m o

ha ou b a a by nam of uo o woo o u a l b m o a wc b of al b o ap p ki ii ic nh bwn O d w c au i i o c a ulipl ici i w c n a o a abo au an abov o o o c b i a liplii c w w

w i ppl pi i w i w v ica bo now b ao o b fo u ii i i i a a no avin im vn a l i m vi pa w w pia pl i

i i i cl picipl co i i i pop w imai illil li illcual lii i wl

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p v p w h r l hh vlv pplg h ply r lp r hg h hg hh r l l h - w w hh l rvl r h ph

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e ve How wo 1 1 H r rv r h h ph h h

o o e oo ooe eo he eoe ot h o hvig hoe tth r h h hr r wh r w

hg hv l pi h r h r h gg d d rh h rv r rgh rv h h h r A hp h r l i ho ee et gi i il eeh r p rpl h g v h

rh w A rv r gr h g r h te epte h rgh d h rvd d h rr whr p l h wh hp

w rv l r h hp whr r r rpv hp h r l rgh hr

0 Fr this rinie f Aristte An Pot I 1 1 1 d EN 6 1 1 78

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uin an th oth a mitu o th tw ato m thn ii c iit p i ic mit ;

26 m c m whih ha ha o by limit h h undtan tho whi omhni o wht thy imt whih i ony h a with tintt p

p or ht wold rt i t m bi o t intrmdiat p

o intn lid o on or om oth o th mix ha? t tt it p tk it t rih o t cd i p m t mx m i lck i yt cil mt it i i tot colo ut i I o tt it prtk nitr o th ck it i cil o t i i to l

m cl i di m xtm lt t prt o t cd d it i ort i m p t it t o t rmp pi c l til ci pt t cli i pit ii pk m t ti o t m ic

it t d prtiip tio in t o a at t m tim itpicp p im i i ; mil l po ap or a lin cn h d nd middl ad o cn tim dmbr d motion i th m ll o hich a itout p

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lm r M l r rm t i trn trigt n crv t gi ig i it r r r

r l r r ) r b r o r l v t iti it c i o r oppo tol b b rir l r i co t ll ; l

ig i p o ing it t crv d rigt d i oprocdng hod o corc h rg o n og ht o vr otr p o t O poig t otio o p r r l

Phaedrus l rl l pc color pl d och r to tt dcri th ordr p i t t O or r ? ;

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r c c o cr p propr o o rl i i ot l l

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e w e eee ee eewe e e e e e e e e e vew evl h eee h reelle he e ere hele eg ll rperr e rve h he B r r er he ele e r he ell lle e e e e e we l e r er w exrele he e w r r llle wrl he re wle l he ll le r re ( e reee l e

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9 re hle lel exe r l h

ree r e e hr exrl er e e w e e e r r e we r e e e e r w h ere w he wh hve heree he h Pl ew e h lw ve hw eewere erere ree he l

r e e

e e e r erer he e ee he e e he e e rle hve r h ee ve

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L to t bl o t p t

tt tt Plt t t tto m Pmd o t pom tt t O tcd ll p bot cic

tt t cct t tptt t 1 1

t c Pt l m I ct t o to o ot o O t ltt loo to t t d o t pcti t cl p o t O W tpt t t it t t

; t t pp t tt t t t p t tt t t t t t tc i ll c tt t t o t pt ll td to t p c t t ct t t (Par t t t l t t t ct Ad t t tt t t t t t

- t m t t l i t t cod t tt c tt poco c t ti m o ot

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m m m m m rm r d i i m; il p r i vi i ll m i d m l mm ivi

1 1 3 m p pm mpd mlv; l i id i p mlv A d p icp i i

m m pp m i li i pil ii iv d pri p i mp mi p im (Tm ) m p v p i m lr v m d rm m l ii d i v pi ri ll dii i v v m m

m m i i l i rr i lll i r i Phaedo [0]) 105 il il m i pi i m i m m

m m m m i li rd m mii i midl ? li p m illl lm lm d m p

p m p d p

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