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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / d. The unlimited
Anaximander introduced the idea that the first principle and element of things was the Boundless [Anaximander, by Simplicius]
The unlimited has no shape and is endless [Plato]
The essential nature, whatever it is, of the non-limited is everlasting and ageless [Anaximander]
The Boundless cannot exist on its own, and must have something contrary to it [Aristotle on Anaximander]
Things begin and end in the Unlimited, and are balanced over time according to justice [Anaximander]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / e. The One
The only movement possible for the One is in space or in alteration [Plato]
Everything partakes of the One in some way [Plato]
Some things do not partake of the One [Plato]