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=== Summary === Plotinus describes ''The One'' as a perfect and unchanging creative force, from which all things emanate without it moving, willing, or acting in any way. The Intellect, for example, comes into being like the light that radiates from the sun while the sun itself remains unchanged. The further one is from ''The One'', the weaker the light or reflection of its essence becomes, following the principle that everything derives from ''The One'' yet cannot exist separately from it. This idea parallels the ''reflection principle'' in set theory, where certain properties of a set reflect onto subsets within it. Similarly, in the metaphysical realm, all properties and beings reflect aspects of ''The One'' but are not ''The One'' itself. The closer one is to ''The One'', the more unified and powerful the reflection; the further, the more fragmented and weak the emanation becomes. In this system, naming or categorizing ''The One'' is impossible, as it transcends all intelligible or definable concepts. It is beyond all truths, propositions, or anything that can be predicated or negated. It is the ground of being but also prior and transcendent to all being, remaining ineffable and beyond intellectual comprehension. '''The One - Apeiron''' '''The Good - Boundary between High 1-T+ and Tier 0''' '''The Beauty or Intellect/Being - H1T+''' [[Category:Important]] __INDEX__ [[Category:Tier 1 Characters]] [[Category:Tier High 1-T]] [[Category:Tier High 1-T+]] [[Category:Tier Nigh 0]] [[Category:Tier 0]]
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