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His student, Porphyry (ca. 232-304), edited the ''Enneads'', which are his complete treatises; they comprise 54 treatises in Greek, 6 groups of 9 books each.
His student, Porphyry (ca. 232-304), edited the ''Enneads'', which are his complete treatises; they comprise 54 treatises in Greek, 6 groups of 9 books each.
[[Beauty]] is described in the Ennead I.6 [1], ''"On Beauty"'' as:
<blockquote>
Beauty addresses itself chiefly to sight; but there is a beauty for the hearing too, as in certain combinations of words and in all kinds of music, for melodies and cadences are beautiful; and minds that lift themselves above the realm of sense to a higher order are aware of beauty in the conduct of life, in actions, in character, in the pursuits of the intellect; and there is the beauty of the virtues. What loftier beauty there may be, yet, our argument will bring to light... [http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/beauty.htm]
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== See also ==
== See also ==