Neoplatonism And The Hegelianism Of James Doull1

D.G. MACISAAC: NEOPLATONISM AND THE HEGELIANISM OF JAMES DOULLbeyond this movement to a thinking beyond philosophy is the shedding of all multiplicityfor a unity with the One itself. But in this Plotinus is not urging us to go anywhere,because the principles are completely present to us. “There is nothing between but thefact that they are different,” 22 as he says. So after our effort of turning our soul towardsour principles philosophically, we find that the god does not “come as one expected, butcame as one who did not come: for he was seen, not as having come, but as being therebefore all things, and even before Intellect came.” 23 If that were not the case, then oureffort of philosophising would be impossible.22 Enn.V.1.3.23 Enn.V.5.8.14