the six enneads-第141章

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to　which　no　such　addition　can　be　made。　　　　　That　primal　Activity；　then；　is　not　an　intellection；　for　there　is　nothing　upon　which　it　could　Exercise　intellection　since　it　is　The　First；　besides；　intellection　itself　does　not　exercise　the　intellective　act；　this　belongs　to　some　principle　in　which　intellection　is　vested。　There　is；　we　repeat；　duality　in　any　thinking　being；　and　the　First　is　wholly　above　the　dual。　　　　　But　all　this　may　be　made　more　evident　by　a　clearer　recognition　of　the　twofold　principle　at　work　wherever　there　is　intellection：　　　　　When　we　affirm　the　reality　of　the　Real　Beings　and　their　individual　identity　of　being　and　declare　that　these　Real　Beings　exist　in　the　Intellectual　Realm；　we　do　not　mean　merely　that　they　remain　unchangeably　self…identical　by　their　very　essence；　as　contrasted　with　the　fluidity　and　instability　of　the　sense…realm；　the　sense…realm　itself　may　contain　the　enduring。　No；　we　mean　rather　that　these　principles　possess；　as　by　their　own　virtue；　the　consummate　fulness　of　being。　The　Essence　described　as　the　primally　existent　cannot　be　a　shadow　cast　by　Being；　but　must　possess　Being　entire；　and　Being　is　entire　when　it　holds　the　form　and　idea　of　intellection　and　of　life。　In　a　Being；　then；　the　existence；　the　intellection；　the　life　are　present　as　an　aggregate。　When　a　thing　is　a　Being；　it　is　also　an　Intellectual…Principle；　when　it　is　an　Intellectual…Principle　it　is　a　Being；　intellection　and　Being　are　co…existents。　Therefore　intellection　is　a　multiple　not　a　unitary　and　that　which　does　not　belong　to　this　order　can　have　no　Intellection。　And　if　we　turn　to　the　partial　and　particular；　there　is　the　Intellectual　form　of　man；　and　there　is　man；　there　is　the　Intellectual　form　of　horse　and　there　is　horse；　the　Intellectual　form　of　Justice；　and　Justice。　　　　　Thus　all　is　dual：　the　unit　is　a　duality　and　yet　again　the　dual　reverts　to　unity。　　　　　That；　however；　which　stands　outside　all　this　category　can　be　neither　an　individual　unity　nor　an　aggregate　of　all　the　duals　or　in　any　way　a　duality。　How　the　duals　rose　from　The　One　is　treated　elsewhere。　　　　　What　stands　above　Being　stands　above　intellection：　it　is　no　weakness　in　it　not　to　know　itself；　since　as　pure　unity　it　contains　nothing　which　it　needs　to　explore。　But　it　need　not　even　spend　any　knowing　upon　things　outside　itself：　this　which　was　always　the　Good　of　all　gives　them　something　greater　and　better　than　its　knowledge　of　them　in　giving　them　in　their　own　identity　to　cling；　in　whatever　measure　be　possible；　to　a　principle　thus　lofty。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　SEVENTH　TRACTATE。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　IS　THERE　AN　IDEAL　ARCHETYPE　OF　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　PARTICULAR　BEINGS？

　　　　1。　We　have　to　examine　the　question　whether　there　exists　an　ideal　archetype　of　individuals；　in　other　words　whether　I　and　every　other　human　being　go　back　to　the　Intellectual；　every　＇living＇　thing　having　origin　and　principle　There。　　　　　If　Socrates；　Socrates'　soul；　is　external　then　the　Authentic　Socrates…　to　adapt　the　term…　must　be　There；　that　is　to　say；　the　individual　soul　has　an　existence　in　the　Supreme　as　well　as　in　this　world。　If　there　is　no　such　permanent　endurance　and　what　was　Socrates　may　with　change　of　time　become　another　soul　and　be　Pythagoras　or　someone　else…　then　the　individual　Socrates　has　not　that　existence　in　the　Divine。　　　　　But　if　the　Soul　of　the　individual　contains　the　Reason…Principles　of　all　that　it　traverses；　once　more　all　men　have　their　＇archetypic＇　existence　There：　and　it　is　our　doctrine　that　every　soul　contains　all　the　Reason…Principles　that　exist　in　the　Kosmos：　since　then　the　Kosmos　contains　the　Reason…Principles　not　merely　of　man；　but　also　of　all　individual　living　things；　so　must　the　Soul。　Its　content　of　Reason…Principles；　then；　must　be　limitless；　unless　there　be　a　periodical　renovation　bounding　the　boundlessness　by　the　return　of　a　former　series。　　　　　But　if　＇in　virtue　of　this　periodic　return＇　each　archetype　may　be　reproduced　by　numerous　existents；　what　need　is　there　that　there　be　distinct　Reason…Principles　and　archetypes　for　each　existent　in　any　one　period？　Might　not　one　＇archetypal＇　man　suffice　for　all；　and　similarly　a　limited　number　of　souls　produce　a　limitless　number　of　men？　　　　　No：　one　Reason…Principle　cannot　account　for　distinct　and　differing　individuals：　one　human　being　does　not　suffice　as　the　exemplar　for　many　distinct　each　from　the　other　not　merely　in　material　constituents　but　by　innumerable　variations　of　ideal　type：　this　is　no　question　of　various　pictures　or　images　reproducing　an　original　Socrates；　the　beings　produced　differ　so　greatly　as　to　demand　distinct　Reason…Principles。　The　entire　soul…period　conveys　with　it　all　the　requisite　Reason…Principles；　and　so　too　the　same　existents　appear　once　more　under　their　action。　　　　　There　is　no　need　to　baulk　at　this　limitlessness　in　the　Intellectual；　it　is　an　infinitude　having　nothing　to　do　with　number　or　part；　what　we　may　think　of　it　as　its　outgoing　is　no　other　than　its　characteristic　Act。　　　　　2。　But　individuals　are　brought　into　being　by　the　union　of　the　Reason…Principles　of　the　parents；　male　and　female：　this　seems　to　do　away　with　a　definite　Reason…Principle　for　each　of　the　offspring：　one　of　the　parents…　the　male　let　us　say…　is　the　source；　and　the　offspring　is　determined　not　by　Reason…Principles　differing　from　child　to　child　but　by　one　only；　the　father's　or　that　of　the　father's　father。　　　　　No：　a　distinct　Reason…Principle　may　be　the　determinant　for　the　child　since　the　parent　contains　all：　they　would　become　effective　at　different　times。　　　　　And　so　of　the　differences　among　children　of　the　same　parents：　it　is　a　matter　of　varying　dominance：　either　the　offspring…　whether　it　so　appears　or　not…　has　been　mainly　determined　by；　now；　the　male；　now；　the　female　or；　while　each　principle　has　given　itself　entire　and　lies　there　within；　yet　it　effectively　moulds　one　portion　of　the　bodily　substance　rather　than　another。　　　　　And　how　＇by　the　theory　of　a　divine　archetype　of　each　individual＇　are　the　differences　caused　by　place　to　be　explained？　　　　　Is　the　differentiating　element　to　be　found　in　the　varying　resistance　of　the　material　of　the　body？　　　　　No：　if　this　were　so；　all　men　with　the　exception　of　one　only　would　be　untrue　to　nature。　　　　　Difference　everywhere　is　a　good；　and　so　there　must　be　differing　archetypes；　though　only　to　evil　could　be　attribute　any　power　in　Matter　to　thwart　nature　by　overmastering　the　perfect　Reason…Principles；　hidden　but　given；　all。　　　　　Still；　admitting　the　diversity　of　the　Reason…principles；　why　need　there　by　as　many　as　there　are　men　born　in　each　Period；　once　it　is　granted　that　different　beings　may　take　external　manifestation　under　the　presence　of　the　same　principles？　　　　　Under　the　presence　of　all；　agreed：　but　with　the　dominance　of　the　very　same？　That　is　still　open　to　question。　　　　　May　we　not　take　it　that　there　may　be　identical　reproduction　from　one　Period　to　another　but　not　in　the　same　Period？　　　　　3。　In　the　case　of　twin　birth　among　human　beings　how　can　we　make　out　the　Reason…Principles　to　be　different；　and　still　more　when　we　turn　to　the　animals　and　especially　those　with　litters？　　　　　Where　the　young　are　precisely　alike；　there　is　one　Reason…Principle。　　　　　But　this　would　mean　that　after　all　there　are　not　as　many　Reason　Principles　as　separate　beings？　　　　　As　many　as　there　are　of　differing　beings；　differing　by　something　more　than　a　mere　failure　in　complete　reproduction　of　their　Idea。　　　　　And　why　may　not　this　＇sharing　of　archetype＇　occur　also　in　beings　untouched　by　differentiation；　if　indeed　there　be　any　such？　　　　　A　craftsman　even　in　constructing　an　object　identical　with　a　model　must　envisage　that　identity　in　a　mental　differentiation　enabling　him　to　make　a　second　thing　by　bringing　in　some　difference　side　by　side　with　the　identity：　similarly　in　nature；　where　the　thing　comes　about　not　by　reasoning　but　in　sole　virtue　of　Reason…Principles；　that　differentiation　must　be　included　in　the　archetypal　idea；　though　it　is　not　in　our　power　to　perceive　the　difference。　　　　　The　consideration　of　Quantity　brings　the　same　result：　　　　　If　production　is　undetermined　in　regard　to　Quantity；　each　thing　has　its　distinct　Reason…Principle：　if　there　is　a　measured　system　the　Quantity　has　been　determined　by　the　unrolling　and　unfolding　of　the　Reason…Principles　of　all　the　existences。　　　　　Thus　when　the　u