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2019-02-10 NSPRM - Proclus - Theology of Plato (Book 3, Chap 20) - Second Triad: Distinction and Separation Now Shine Forth

Synopsis Pierre leads the Noetic Society Parmenides study group through another morning of study. Lately we've been taking a break from the Parmenides, going through Proclus' Theology of Plato (*) instead, in order to see how Proclus lays out the 14 orders of gods implied in the Parmenides. Today we read Book 3, Chapter 20. Attendees Pierre, Regina, Eldar, JulieH Highlights 0:00:30 Initial chit-chat on the recent drug-bust at the Los Angeles port. 0:03:20 discussion on dreams, mostly with Eldar and Pierre 0:06:20 all the 'lights' in chapter 17 0:07:42 start reading Book 3, Chapter 20 The 2nd triad: the first intelligible power. Distinction and Separation. Difference introduced. Why does this have to be there? How can that experience (BLoB) produce ideas? Because it's uniform! It stays the same! like 2nd hyp The whole of the 3, plus a whole for each one Was Proclus using a different Greek text than we have? If so, which (surviving) version of the Greek text (of Parmenides dialog) comes closest to what Proclus was using? Triad 1: Existence. Triad 2: Wholeness. Triad 3: An all-perfect division. The world as a whole of wholes: 4 distinctions, therefore, not 3. (Which?) Three wholenesse

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