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Proclus · thesis 24.5

Thesis 24.5

Latin

In intelligibilibus non est numerus, sed multitudo, et numerorum causa paternalis ac maternalis; in intellectualibus uero est numerus secundum essentiam et communicatiue multitudo.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 15958

English

Among the intelligibles there is no number, but multitude, and the paternal and maternal cause of numbers; but among the intellectuals there is number according to essence, and multitude by communication.

Sense checked against farmer1998:16016; no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T03b; sense checked against farmer1998:16016; awaiting human check

Attribution: reported according to Proclus (section 24 of the historical theses) · Pico's stance: reports

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