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2019-02-11 NSPRM - Proclus - Theology of Plato (Book 3, Chaps 21,22) - The Third Triad and That Common to All the Intelligibles

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, all of chapter 21 and the first two paragraphs of chapter 22. Attendees Pierre, Barbara, Regina, Eldar, JulieH Highlights 0:00:30 - getting settled. We left off at Chapter 20. Why do we have a body? What is the need for it? What is its relation to meaning? Is memory necessary to take to another world? 0:08:45 Discussion with PG on Regina's answer to the above using a quote from the Phaedrus and whether that helps us answer the above question. (And what kind of answer would answer the question?) 0:21:45 to 0:41:00 Gina reads aloud Chapter 21 Why does he have this chapter? Why is it needed? What is going on? Cultivate the mysteries! 0:43:50 How did this power (that's present in separation and divisions) create Ideas? What is an Idea? What do ideas share? Anything common among them? And how do they differ? (and it is not a concept. Republic: No one has an idea of what Justice

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